Camp of 1812 (MISSING) LbNA #6854 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Bigguy  |
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| Plant date: | Jan 3, 2004 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Jackson |
| County: | Jackson |
| State: | Ohio |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Safari Man |
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| Last found: | Nov 15, 2004 |
| Status: | Fa |
| Last edited: | Jan 3, 2004 |
Camp of 1812
Difficulty: moderate
Terrain: easy
Placed by: Bigguy
Date placed: 1/3/04
***MISSING as of 10/29/05 - will be replaced later***
***Note: This is a microbox – please bring stamp pad and pencil!***
This is the 10th box in our ‘Legends of Jackson County’ series.
During the War of 1812 against the British, large numbers of troops were marshaled to meet the threat including here on the western frontier. (I know – it’s hard to imagine Ohio being the western frontier of the United States!) Ohio was a key strategic area and a military camp was established in Jackson County to recruit, train, and make available soldiers to oppose and British or Indian offensives in the area. During the long, tedious encampment, many of the men carved their initials into a large boulder at the edge of the camp. The area has been known as the Camp of 1812 ever since. Sadly, the boulder was dynamited for use for bridge abutments by the highway department in the 1930’s. (We forget sometimes that environmental and historical impact statements are a product of the late 20th century!) The only visible reminder that the Camp was here is a sign in a yard across the road and east a couple hundred yards from this letterbox.
You’ll have no trouble solving this cipher if you remember the name of the general who won the Battle of New Orleans after the war was officially over.
JBQEL CANAP NSVNU FOSDS FNAUD GTGQE
TOKHN AECYF IFAOW DWHUR RVIXW INIUK
HCECI QXGTG QEQVV FBJDV RSHAX WUOJJ
RBAUK VFVEE YKQHU NRGSK OADPT YGHRM
TTOWP RQIPN LVRVA KVTCK NSDYP WFXNV
RWPNL KUSVS HWDGB LVRCR WXC
As always, spacing is for ease of transcription only. When you find it, email us at bigguy9210@yahoo.com and tell us how it’s doing. Have fun!
Difficulty: moderate
Terrain: easy
Placed by: Bigguy
Date placed: 1/3/04
***MISSING as of 10/29/05 - will be replaced later***
***Note: This is a microbox – please bring stamp pad and pencil!***
This is the 10th box in our ‘Legends of Jackson County’ series.
During the War of 1812 against the British, large numbers of troops were marshaled to meet the threat including here on the western frontier. (I know – it’s hard to imagine Ohio being the western frontier of the United States!) Ohio was a key strategic area and a military camp was established in Jackson County to recruit, train, and make available soldiers to oppose and British or Indian offensives in the area. During the long, tedious encampment, many of the men carved their initials into a large boulder at the edge of the camp. The area has been known as the Camp of 1812 ever since. Sadly, the boulder was dynamited for use for bridge abutments by the highway department in the 1930’s. (We forget sometimes that environmental and historical impact statements are a product of the late 20th century!) The only visible reminder that the Camp was here is a sign in a yard across the road and east a couple hundred yards from this letterbox.
You’ll have no trouble solving this cipher if you remember the name of the general who won the Battle of New Orleans after the war was officially over.
JBQEL CANAP NSVNU FOSDS FNAUD GTGQE
TOKHN AECYF IFAOW DWHUR RVIXW INIUK
HCECI QXGTG QEQVV FBJDV RSHAX WUOJJ
RBAUK VFVEE YKQHU NRGSK OADPT YGHRM
TTOWP RQIPN LVRVA KVTCK NSDYP WFXNV
RWPNL KUSVS HWDGB LVRCR WXC
As always, spacing is for ease of transcription only. When you find it, email us at bigguy9210@yahoo.com and tell us how it’s doing. Have fun!