WSQ 91/92 SCC Wescott County Cem./Old Sacr. Heart Mystery Cache
WSQ 91/92 SCC Wescott County Cem./Old Sacr. Heart
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This is an offset cache, but since it involves two reference points
it is published as a Mystery/Puzzle to alert you to the fact that
it is a little different than other multi-caches.
This cache will take you initially to two cemeteries that are
located adjacent to one another. The cemetery to the north, or in
the front as you enter from the main road, is Old Sacred Heart
cemetery. (New Sacred Heart is across the road, part of or
otherwise known as Woodlawn.)
Behind Old Sacred Heart is a "Potter's Field" cemetery known as the
Shawano County Cemetery. A potter's field is traditionally the
place for the burial of unknown or indigent people or those whose
burial was paid for by the County because they could not afford
otherwise. The term comes from Matthew 27:7 in the New Testament of
the Bible. Unlike the other potter's field at Maple Lane south of
the city, this field has many grave markers, although some graves
appear to be unmarked.
To find the cache:
Reference point 1 will take you to a marker in Shawano County
cemetery for Theodore Schmidt. Let the year of his DEATH =
ABCD.
Reference point 2 will take you to a marker for James Honich. We
are betting that Mr. Honich would have chosen a place where he
could rest in peace, had he been able to fortell the future, so we
chose this little plot to pay him and his neighbors some extra
respect. Let the year of his BIRTH = WXYZ.
The cache is located at:
N 44 4Y.(Y+Z)(W+Y)(Y)
W 88 3C.(D-6)(C-1)(B)
(The parentheses just separate the digits; you do not need to
multiply anything. You will have to leave the cemetery you are in
for the final, but the distance is walkable.)
There are many rural cemeteries in Wisconsin. Geocaching is a great
way to get out and see some of these remote places, discover some
interesting and unique markers, and to help ensure that those that
have gone before us are not forgotten. With cemetery caches, the
cache container is not hidden on or connected in any way to any
grave site or marker. Occasionally, some information from a marker
may be used to obtain final cache coordinates. Please be respectful
of the cemetery and anyone visiting it.
About the WSQ-SCC Series
WSQ stands for "Wisconsin Spirit Quest, which is used by many
Wisconsin cemetery cache owners. SCC stands for Shawano County
Cemeteries, and the number between the two represents the location
of the cemetery on a master map, which you can find by clicking
HERE.
The name after SCC is the name of the Township, then comes the name
of the cemetery.
There are 99 cemeteries in Shawano County, and nearly all now have
geocaches in them, bringing new visitors to these places to
remember those who have gone before us. You just might find a
long-lost relative or two.
These caches are designed to be easy to find, are usually a
container and log only, and focus on “forgotten,”
out-of-the-way, rural cemeteries. Also, any multi-stage caches are
designed to bring you to special features of a particular
cemetery.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
7' uvtu