GC1QRKE Monumental McDuffie County (Unknown Cache) in Georgia, United States created by Lowdollar

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GC1QRKE ▼

A cache by Lowdollar Message this owner

Hidden : 4/30/2009

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Two Stage Mystery Cache.

McDuffie County was created by act Oct. 18, 1870 from land in Warren and Columbia Counties. It was named after George McDuffie, a South Carolina Governor and senator and a major political sponsor of John C. Calhoun. There are many monuments here on the courthouse grounds commemorating many notable peoples of McDuffie County. Take some time and look around and read the information on the monuments, then answer the questions below to find the coordinates to the final cache. Hopefully you will find the cache and learn a little history while you’re at it..................

The Final cache is at: 33. A.D 082.E.CB................................

A. Find out how many times the phrase “ D.A.R. “ appears on a monument and subtract that number from the last two digits in the year that monument was erected.................................

B. Rear Admiral Hawes first year in the Navy minus 1873 ............................

C. The number of times Admiral Hawes was awarded the Navy Cross..................................

D. The year the first officers of McDuffie County were commissioned take away the last one...................................................

E. They_____ the ______ of our noble _______ defeated, yet without a ___________. Proudly and ____________. Total number of all missing letters added together.

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

RlR IrR

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)