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The Smallest House in Shepherdstown Multi-cache

Hidden : 5/1/2010
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


For this simple multi, you will first need to gather some numbers from the information presented on site and then use those numbers to complete the coordinates for the final, which is hidden in a spot slightly further away.

The posted coordinates lead you to the smallest house in Shepherdstown. Little House was built as a Shepherd College project in 1929. This supersized dollhouse has five rooms and measures 10 feet high by 9.5 feet wide, with 5.5 foot ceilings. It was built so student teachers could observe children playing in the "laboratory setting."

Use information from the plaque above the door and also from surveying the scene to extract the numbers that are needed to determine the coordinates for the final.

Coordinates for Final:

N 39* 25.M I N
W 077* 48.U T E

M = final digit of the third year listed on the plaque

I = third digit of the second year listed on the plaque

N = number of white benches sitting out front

U = the number of chimneys minus one

T = first digit of the "house number" (hint: not listed on same plaque)

E = number of letters in first word on plaque

The final is a small lock-n-lock with room for small trades and travel bugs tucked away within walking distance. Happy Caching!




Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Svany: sbbg bs gerr

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)