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Last Indian Raid Monument Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/20/2009
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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A quick history lesson in Decatur County history and the Last Indian Raid on Kansas soil. Located at the Oberlin Cemetery, this should only take about 10 minutes to find answers, and to find the cache. If you see a white pickup with City of Oberlin markings, or a bearded guy on a mower, it is probably me. Feel free to stop and say hello.

The puzzle answers are found at the above coordinates. Once you have found the answers to the puzzle, you will find the coordinate to the cache.

N AB CD.EFG
W HIJ KL.MNP

A) Location number on map where Westphalen was massacred.

B) Location number on map where Miskelly was massacred.

C) Location number on map where Abernathy was massacred.

D) Same as B

E) When found after the massacre, how many arrows did James G. Smith have in him?

F & G) How many Indian boys were in the group of raiders?

H & I) The number of attack locations on the map.

J) 0

K & L) Sappa Township range number on the map.

M) At about what time did the raid occur on September 30, 1878?

N) Location number on map where E.P. and John Humphrey were massacred.

P) Number of bodies scalped or mutilated by the Indian raiders.

Congratulations to Whipster for FTF

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jrfg bar. Rlr yriry.

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)