A Place of Someone Special Mystery Cache
Misty's Shadow: RWJFL checked and it is gone. :( Time to archive. It was good. Enjoy your "dash"...
A Place of Someone Special
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Located in the village of Columbia NJ
In our local funeral home there hangs an intriguing bit of prose. It is titled "The Dash" and says that when you look at a gravestone, it is not the date of birth nor that of death that are important, but the dash in between the dates. This simple dash represents the entire life of the person and it is what makes each person so special! While exploring this area, we realized that the newest burials were close to 80 years ago and no one has been buried here since. There is probably no one alive that remembers any of these people and what the dash on their stone represented to them. Regardless, each person is still someone special!
Now for the cache:
The above coordinates will only get you to the parking area. This is a type of an "offset" cache. You have to figure out the puzzle below to get the coordinates for the actual cache. Please be respectful as you explore this old cemetery!
Mariah Weller was born September 13, 18AB
Susan E Hartman Chamberlin Died 19CD
The cache is located at N40 55.5AB W075 05.5CD
You need to find the appropriate headstones to get the dates and then fill in the letters to get the cache coordinates. While you are exploring, think about your special "dash". We know ours have been enrichened by this special game called geocaching. Have fun!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Abg va gur gerrf.