CJS -National Colonial Farm Accokeek Foundation #2 Mystery Cache

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CAJO Ranger: Stopped by to check on this cache, container is in rough shape. Decided to pull the cache instead of replacing it. There will be a new cache in this park soon.

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Hidden : 6/2/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The Captain John Smith Geotrail
National Colonial Farm - Accokeek Foundation #2




Come on a journey to remember and commemorate the history and travels of Captain John Smith!

Over four hundred years ago, Englishman John Smith and a small crew set out in an open boat to explore the Chesapeake Bay. Between 1607 and 1609 Smith mapped and documented nearly 3,000 miles of the Bay and its rivers. Along the way he visited many thriving American Indians communities and gathered information about this “fruitful and delightsome land.” In December 2006 the U.S. Congress designated the routes of Smith’s explorations of the Chesapeake as a national historic trail—the first national water trail.

Are you ready to follow in the wake of Captain John Smith? Visit sites along the National Historic Trail and learn about the native cultures and the natural environment of the 17th-century Chesapeake through the Captain John Smith Chesapeake Geotrail. The Trail provides opportunities for you to experience the Bay through the routes and places associated with Smith’s explorations. Caches will be located in museums, refuges, parks, and towns in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware along the rivers and creeks that Smith and his crew explored four centuries ago.

The Captain John Smith (CJS) Geotrail launched June 4, 2011 with over 40 caches within Maryland, Virginia and Delaware. A trackable geo coin will be awarded to the first 400 geocachers, while supplies last, for locating at least 15 CJS caches. To be eligible for the coin, geocachers must download a passport from either the CJS Geotrail or Maryland Geocaching Society website. Geocachers must find and log at least 15 finds, record the code word from each cache on their passport and post a picture of themselve at each cache location. After discovering the 15 required caches, geocachers may have thier passports validated in person or via mail at the National Park Service, Chesapeake Bay Office located at 410 Severn Ave, Suite 314, Annapolis, MD 21403. Please refer to the passport for complete validation instructions.
Participating in the CJS geotrail is fun and we hope that many people join in. However, it is not a requirement for logging your find on this cache once you find the container.

This simple puzzle cache is located on the beautiful property of the Accokeek Foundation - National Colonial Farm. You will be seeking a Lock & Lock container stock with a nice assortment of swag. Go to the posted coordinates and you will discovery a fantasic view of an historic landmark. You will also find an interpretive sign that will provide you with some history.
At the posted coordinates identify the famous house.
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2 9 6 4 3
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1 5 3 4 9 4
The cache is located at:
N38 41.UUT W077 04.VRR

Open daily from dawn to dusk, the public fishing pier, kayak launch, and riverside trails provide visitors with scenic views along the shore of the Potomac River and a beautiful view of George Washington’s Mount Vernon. Livestock Conservancy at Piscataway Park is a place of natural beauty, Piscataway Park is home to bald eagles, beaver, deer, fox, osprey, Eastern Bluebirds, and many other species. Open daily from dawn to dusk, the public fishing pier, kayak launch, and riverside trails provide visitors with scenic views along the shore of the Potomac River and a beautiful view of George Washington’s Mount Vernon.

Piscataway Park covers approximately 5,000 acres and stretches for six miles from Piscataway Creek to Marshall Hall on the Potomac River. For more than 50 years, the Accokeek Foundation has stewarded 200 of those acres in partnership with the National Park Service. This land serves as an outdoor classroom for educational programs, research, agriculture, and conservation projects.

Animals are part of the Accokeek Foundation’s stewardship of Piscataway Park. Many visitors appreciate the beauty of the farm animals without realizing their important role in farming systems. Over the centuries, domesticated animals have lived here with humans and have contributed to shaping this land as we see it today. At the Accokeek Foundation, we care for our farm animals in a way that enhances the health and stability of the natural and agricultural ecosystems of this special place. Selected breeds from the Accokeek Foundation’s livestock conservancy program include Hog Island Sheep, Milking Red Devon Cattle, Ossabaw Hog, and Dominique Chickens.

These values emerged out of the experience of living for so long in this place, and they all point toward the importance of paving the way for future generations. Thus, Piscataway Park is to this day the spiritual center of the Piscataway world, and it will remain so in the future.
Thanks to the Bocco's for helping with this hide and to the Maryland Geocaching Society for assisting with this project!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)


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