FSC-2012 Red Men's Cemetery Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 9/29/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache was originally placed for the the First State Challenge 2012 sponsored by Delaware Geocachers! Although the challenge has ended, this cache is still available to be found!!

FSC-2012 Red Men's Cemetery

Cache Details:
Cache is Lock & Lock located a short walk from the listed coords.


Several Selbyville area "notables" are connected to Red Men's Cemetery:

Nancy Williams:
The first person buried in Redman’s Cemetery on Jan. 27, 1887 in S.W. corner.

Thomas Burl Adams:
Killed In Action in VietNam on Mar. 4, 1968
Awarded the "Purple Heart"
Awarded the "Bronze Star Medal"

John Gillis Townsend, Jr:
Member of Delaware State House of Representatives, 1901-03
Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware (many years between 1904 and 1960)
Governor of Delaware, 1917-21
U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1929-41
His company, Townsend, Inc., was the largest poultry processor in the country, and at one point he was the second largest orchardist in the nation.

American Revolution Patriot;
Info at Listed Coords

Field Puzzle:
Go to the listed coords to obtain information about another area "notable" who was an American Revolution Patriot.
A = number of letters in his last name
B = day he died
C = number of letters in his Rank

Final coords are:
N: listed coord + A + B
W: listed coord - CC (CC is a 2 digit number with both numbers the same; it is NOT C times C)
Note: Checksum for final coords is 72. (Checksum is the sum of all 15 digits in the final coords.)

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