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40th Parallel Dispute Virtual Cache

Hidden : 4/7/2002
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   virtual (virtual)

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Geocache Description:


Go to the coordinates above to find a historical marker. Differences in the Maryland charter (1632) and William Penn's charter (1681) meant that 230 years ago, standing at this spot, you were either in Maryland or Pennsylvania. To claim the cache, email us with answers to the following questions.
  1. How long did the dispute between Maryland and Pennsylvania last?
  2. What city's northern boundary was at the core of the dispute?
  3. During what span of years was the survey resolving the dispute done?
  4. Who conducted the survey?
Don't post your answers here, even if encypted.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur fvta vf nybat n snveyl jryy geniryrq A-F ebnqjnl, fb svaq fnsr bss-ebnq cnexvat, gura jnyx gb gur fvta.

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)