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The Old Seed House Garden 2 Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

res2100: Decided to go for some walks today and this is always a nice spot. Several new features have been added to the park so we are archiving this one and placing a new cache. We removed the container today.

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Hidden : 6/18/2007
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


This is the former location of the famous Dominion Seed House, which is known for their mail order catalogue of seeds.

It was established in 1928 and operated here until 1993, when it was sold. The old Seed House building unfortunately was demolished in 1999. This portion of the property has now been turned into a beautiful garden park. Take a walk around the park...sit on the benches, read the many plaques, and simply enjoy your time in the park. Go to the posted coords which are for the entrance to the park from the parking lot (You can enter the parking lot off of Maple Ave) to start your adventure.

To find the location of the cache (camoed diabetes strip container, with a hook), find the following people/companies and take the last number at the bottom right of each and substitute them into the following:

Nab° cd.efg
Whi° jk.lmn

___ a = Alex Bonehill
___ b = Drina and Bill Bradley
___ c = Ian Davidson
___ d = Ken & June Davidson
___ e = Norma Elliot
___ f = Sharon Haddock - Herbert Rode
___ g = Flo and Bill Adams

___ h = Lynda Knight Dawson
___ i = BASF Georgetown
___ j = Margret and Bruce Harding
___ k = Merle and Bill Acton
___ l = W.A. McClure family
___ m = Georgina Hebb - Madge Whitfield
___ n = Duncan McFarlane + Tube Form Co

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va n gerr, nobhg 4 srrg hc naq ba gur fvqr njnl sebz gur cngu. Gur evtug zbfg gerr jura ybbxvat sebz gur cngu. V gubhtug Npgba jnf va Unygba Uvyyf naq abg va Trbetrgbja.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)