The Captain's Triangle
A
cache
by Atsah
Hidden:
10/1/2005
Size:
 (Micro)
Difficulty: 
Terrain:
(1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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Location is Forest Hill Cemetery in East Derry. This is a very easy
walk with a lot of history mixed in. These coordinates are just a
starting point. Once there you will need to solve the puzzle of the
Captain’s Triangle. There are 5 important clues that all have
something in common. You will need to find a war veteran, the
devils mailbox, a minister, a captain and a deacon. Once you form
the triangle at one corner a finger will be your guide.
This is a micro cache with a very small log. Bring pen.
1- Start by finding a war veteran Robert Jeffers. He and his son
were war heroes.
2- Now set a course of 275 degrees and make your way to the
Devils Mailbox about 310 feet.
You will know the Devils Mailbox because it’s the only marker not
made of stone and bears a symbol of a unique club /\.
A seeing eye looks west and the hourglass looks south.
3- Next set course 147 degrees till you come to the first
minister of Derry, Reverend James McGregore about 260 feet.
4- Now take a bearing 125 degrees and go on till you come to Capt
Moses Holt. Note the unique club symbol here
again /\. Notice if you take a bearing of about 20 degrees and go
about 275 feet you come back to the veteran again.
5- At the southern most corner of the triangle face due east and
look for a Deacon Ela. Mr. Solomon Keys left it between a tree and
a lawn stole and Deacon Ela will show you the way.
This is a place of many clues if you can see them. There were
rumors long ago that the Reverend James McGregore had a relative
from Scotland that was a pirate sea captain. It was told that he
shipwrecked off the Isle of Shoals with a map and treasure. To this
day it’s never been found and no truth to the story can be proven.
A few years back Archaeologist were looking for the remains of the
Sagunto there. The remains of 14 sailors would have made a mountain
of bones they said but none were ever found.
No mourners stood around their graves,
No friends above them wept ;
A hasty prayer was uttered there, --
Unknown, unknelled, they slept.
Someone long ago did find a small clue on one of the islands.
Legend has it that on one side was a black spot and on the other
was the words MAP IN DERY. This is how the legend came to be.
People thought the pirate captain entrusted his pirate map to the
Reverend James McGregore for safekeeping. After all Black Beard
brought his 15th wife here to honeymoon. What a spot! There is a
lot of history at the Isle of Shoals and in this cemetery. Check it
out for yourself.
Additional Hints (
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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)
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Ynja fgbyr vf na nantenz sbe n fbyvq bowrpg.
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 November 15 by The Lynch Three (1233 found)
I love old, historic cemeteries; the only problem is I get distracted reading gravestones instead of seeking the cache! Eventually I got to where I needed to be, though this time of the year made it a bit more work to find the actual final. Thanks for this good adventure!
[view this log] | October 11 by The Hampstead Beagle (224 found)
A nice fall day for caching. I went for this one with ex snowflake as she enjoys walking in old cemetaries. Very clever puzzle! TFTC, SL The Hampstead Beagle
[view this log] | October 11 by exsnowflake (4 found)
TFTC,Exsnowflake,SL. Nice hide. Enjoyed looking for it.
[view this log] | August 12 by Bill the Cat 89 (1758 found)
There are a lot of toppled and damaged stones in the graveyard. It appears that some restoration work may be starting soon. Damaged stones have been flagged and two workers were examining the stones and seemed to be discussing what needed to be done. I was able to collect the needed clues with out disturbing them, or them disturbing me. Found the cache in a convenient place and moved on quietly. 16.31%
Lucky 13 to go.
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| August 9 by Wandering (774 found)
I so enjoy a walk through a cemetery - not sure why - seems a bit odd........but the shoe fits.
Spotted the final among the ruins.
TNLNSL TFTC!
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Current time: 11/21/2009 6:04:15 PM
Last Updated: 11/15/2009 3:48:03 PM
Rendered: From Database
Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
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