MML 2013 - Myersville District 6 Mystery Cache

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MML Geotrail: The MML and the Maryland Geocaching Society (MGS) would like to thank everyone for participating in the 2013 MML Geotrail. The trail and geocoin promotion ended effective April 1, 2014. Please be sure to visit the MGS website at www.mdgps.org for latest news on geocaching in Maryland.

Thanks,
Calvertcachers

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Hidden : 1/4/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The Maryland Municipal League Geotrail 2013
Celebrating Maryland’s Cities and Towns.
Myersville - MML District 6

The 2013 MML geotrail and geocoin promotion ended on April 1, 2014. We would like to thank everyone for participating and a special thanks to the Maryland Geocaching Society members for all their support. Be sure to visit the MGS website at www.mdgps.org for the latest news on geocaching in Maryland.


For updated information, visit the MML web site at MML link or the Maryland Geocaching Society web site at MGS Link

The cache you seek was hidden in Myersville's Doubs Meadow Park by the Town Administrator. It is described as a regular containing the usual town and geocaching swag as well as a logbook, identifier and codeword(s). This is a field puzzle cache with an interesting and fun twist. That you will discover. The park is closed from Dusk to Dawn.
Located mid-way between Frederick and Hagerstown, nestled on rolling terrain on the east shoulder of South Mountain between I-70 and Route 40, Myersville retains the feel and flavor of Smalltown, USA. Incorporated in 1904, Myersville is named for early settler, James Stottlemyer, who built the first log house in the area.

For the small and quaint village that it is, Myersville boasts five public parks, from the intimately scaled Trolley Park at town center to the fully developed Harp Park. Grindstone Park west of town provides a setting of quiet charm for relaxation and picnics. Doubs Meadow Park, completed since the last MML Geotrail, provides added recreational opportunities as well as walking and fitness trails. Ashley Park along Catoctin Creek, with its steeps slopes and wooded floodplain, will remain to be enjoyed in its natural state.

Myersville hosts a yearly Trolley Festival, celebrating a mode of transportation that benefitted the town and area for many years. The Festival occurs every fall and includes the displays of many area craftsmen, fine foods, auctions and bluegrass music competition.

Construction of the Frederick & Middletown Railroad was completed in 1896, with the first trolley lumbering over Braddock Mountain in October 1896. Local farmers, appreciating what this electric trolley system meant to nearby Middletown, mounted a campaign to extend the line to Myersville.

The first trolley entered Myersville on October 8, 1898. Businessmen in Hagerstown, seeing its value, initiated efforts to extend the line across South Mountain into their town. The Railway owners (later known as Potomac Edison, suppliers of electricity) soon began construction, and six years later, the electric wonder reached Hagerstown.
Like the visionary farmers, a local resident acquired and renovated Trolley Car #150 (see photo above), assuring its preservation and value to historical posterity. The car is displayed yearly at the Myersville Trolley Festival. Built by the Southern Railway Company in 1918, the car served Camp Jackson during World War I, and transported troops back to the base following their return from Europe.
Come Have A Look. The Town of Myersville Welcomes You and Thanks You for Visiting

Thanks to BJ&Snurt for helping with this hide!
Thanks to the Calvertcachers, Snurt, and the Maryland Geocaching Society for assisting with this project!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

SBYYBJ GUR FVTAF

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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