GC633D7 FSC-2015 Governor Ross Mansion and Plantation (Multi-cache) in Delaware, United States created by Delaware Geocaching adopted by LadyH

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Hidden : 9/26/2015

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This cache was originally placed for the First State Challenge 2015 sponsored by Delaware Geocachers. Although the challenge has ended, this cache is still available to be found!

FSC-2015 Governor Ross Mansion and Plantation

Cache Details:
THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES.

This cache is a field puzzle......you will have to visit the signs for 3 different building to get information to determine the final coords.

The final is located at: N38 39.[B+C] [A] [0] W075 37.[F] [E-C] [4]

Stage 1: Honeymoon Cottage at N 38° 39.416 W 075° 37.245
Governor Ross's son James and his family lived in this cottage for almost 10 years before constructing a much larger home. (You can see this house by looking across the railroad tracks.)
A= number of letters in the name of this larger home

Stage 2: Ross Mansion at N 38° 39.433 W 075° 37.119
Governor Ross was instrumental in extending the railroad from Dover to Seaford. the rails passed through the middle of his plantation.
BCDE= number of acres of the plantation

Stage 3: Building at N 38° 39.451 W 075° 37.094
This building was crucial in their survival.
F= number of times that the letter s appears in the type of this building

Checksum: A+B+C+D+E+F=30

Description:
William Henry Harrison Ross was the Democratic governor of Delaware from 1851 to 1855. Extremely popular with the people, he was instrumental in bringing the railroad into Southern Delaware. Trains running daily to Philadelphia vitalized the economy as farmers switched crops from wheat and corn to higher priced tomatoes, strawberries, peaches and other perishables. Ross became a local hero.

But Governor Ross was also a slave owner and Southern sympathizer. When war broke out between the states, Delaware sided with the North. Ross supported the Confederacy. He had to flee to England.

The Governor Ross Plantation is the only site in Delaware that describes plantation life around the Civil War period.

Buildings on this plantation include the only documented log slave quarter in the State of Delaware, the Honeymoon Cottage, a stable, corn cribs and a barn.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

FVTAF

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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