Fort Smith Treasure Mystery Cache
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The actual location of the cache is in an area just off a trail but there are lots of thorns.
This cache was inspired by the movie National Treasure.
Do not use the coordnates above but the calculated ones by the clues given below. The cache is based on US Treasury Bills, and Fort Smith History. Most of this can be done via internet, or library and other resources. It is not intended to be difficult, but fun and educational. There are small cash rewards for the first 3 to find as well as the standard cache box toys and trinkets.
When you’ve finished the questions you’ll see there are some letters, it’s OK just read down a little bit more.
Only use the hints if you need to; it will take away some of the fun.
North
[Judge Parker’s middle initial]
[1st letter of Judge Parker’s wife’s maiden name]
[1st # in address of Trolley Museum]
[Darby house on this street]
[Street that art center is on]
[First letter of nickname of Parker’s political party]
[2nd # in the street address of the Fort Smith Museum of History]
West
[Last two digits of year John Pointer was hung]
[# of years Judge Parker presided over the court]
[$$$ Math Problem ((# of large columns in front of US Treasury building) – (# of ropes holding up lantern in the front of the White House)) - (position of “Seclorum” beneath the pyramid)]
[Last two digits of the year of the Battle of Pea Ridge]
Now you need to change those letters into numbers.
According to this code the word “ARKANSAS” would be equal to “1-8-1-1-4-9-1-9”
Clues A, K, and U are 1
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Hfr n fvzcyr nycunorg N-M 1 2….0 ercrngvat pbeeryngvba sbe pbairegvat yrggref gb ahzoref.
Guvf fubhyq chg lbh arne Ora Trera Cnex.
V fnvq abg gb hfr gur pbbeqvangrf ng gur gbc, ohg vs gur pbbeqvangrf lbh pnyphyngr qb abg zngpu, lbh tbg vg jebat.