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Unknown CacheThe Captain's Triangle

A cache by Atsah     Hidden: 10/1/2005

Size: Size: Micro (Micro)     Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5     Terrain: 1.5 out of 5 (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)


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N/S ? ??.??? W/E ??? ??.??? 
In New Hampshire, United States

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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.

 


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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)

Ynja fgbyr vf na nantenz sbe n fbyvq bowrpg.
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 November 15, 2009 by The Lynch Three (1284 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!

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 October 11, 2009 by The Hampstead Beagle (234 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

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 October 11, 2009 by exsnowflake (4 found)
TFTC,Exsnowflake,SL. Nice hide. Enjoyed looking for it.

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 August 12, 2009 by Bill the Cat 89 (1834 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, 2009 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: 2/9/2010 11:54:49 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (7:54 AM GMT)
Last Updated: 11/24/2009 2:46:25 PM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (10:46 PM GMT)
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Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum


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