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The Real Lincoln Highway Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 11/9/2009
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Once upon a time pneuma placed a cache here but it disappeared. Come and see a bit of nearly forgotten history on the old roads of Illinois.

In the 1920's the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) commissioned a series of nineteen bronze roadside plaques to commemorate the circuit Abraham Lincoln traveled in the Illinois Eighth Judicial District. These markers were placed on the county lines of each of the counties in the district. While the wording of each plaque was the same, the profiles of Lincoln were each slightly different.

The DAR asked Judge Joseph O. Cunningham to speak during the dedication of the monuments. Cunningham was 83 years old and the last surviving attorney who had practiced with Lincoln. Cunningham opened his speech explaining how the roads in the circuit had evolved from Indian and buffalo trails. As dusty as this gravel road can be today it's quite a step up from the muddy, narrow, deeply ditched roads that existed when Lincoln traveled this way by carriage.

Cunningham insisted in his dedication speech that these roads made up "The Real Lincoln Highway of Illinois" and asked, "What other road has been sanctified by his actual touch in performing a disinterested humble act for a friend so marked as a Lincoln characteristic. The answer must be, 'No one.' In conclusion now, let me plead the supreme claims of this road."


This map was created as part of this article in 2004. It may currently be out-of-date.

Only 11 of these markers still exists. Some have decayed over the years and--sadly--many have been victims of vandalism." Even worse, some have been stolen and sold as scrap metal by "alleged" meth addicts looking to make a fast buck.

Enjoy your visit to this out-of-the-way bit of history. There's a portrait of The Great Emancipator for the first to find.

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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(letter above equals below, and vice versa)