Bronze and Stone - Nashua Edition Multi-cache

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Hidden : 5/3/2004
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to Nashua, NH. This city has been honored as Money Magazine's Best place to live in America in 1987 and 1997. It is the only city to be honored twice. I was born and raised here and agree with the rankings.
Nov 19, 2004 The final cache location has been moved to a friendlier location without the poison ivy and homeless encampment.

This multi-cache is patterned after a similar cache in Manchester by boulter. It is a driving tour of some important monuments and sculpture in Nashua.. All of the answers and the solution to the final coordinates of the cache can be found on or near these structures made of bronze and stone.
You can drive to each waypoint but a short walk may be required for some because of parking requirements. Please park safely at all locations.

Waypoint A: City Hall
N 42 45.491 W 071 27.860

The current City Hall dates from 1939. It replaced the original building which stood on Main street from 1842-1940. It was in front of this building that John F. Kennedy announced his presidential candidacy on January 25, 1960. A bust of JFK and a memorial were placed at the site to commemorate the occasion.

What year was the JFK Memorial erected? The year is A.
6: 1966
5: 1963
4: 1964
3: 1965

Waypoint B: Le Parc de Notre Renaissance Française
N 42 45.720 W 071 28.044

This park is especially meaningful to me as it reflects my own French-Canadian roots. Nashua has always had a large French speaking population. I grew up going to a bilingual school and can remember only speaking French at my grandparents. This park celebrates the contributions of the many families who have helped make Nashua such a diverse community.

On what day in May of 2001 was the statue presented to the city of Nashua. The day is B.
3: 19th
7: 3rd
5: 11th
1: 21st

Waypoint C: Greeley Park
N 42 46.775 W 071 27.994

This 126 acre park was a gift of land by Joseph Thornton Greeley who bequeathed it to the city in 1881. It took thirty years and additional donations by John E. Cotton to make the park a reality. Today it offers a playground, tennis courts, an outdoor band shell and picnic facilities. There are also public sculptures as the one at the above coordinates.
What is the name of the sculptor. The answer is C.
2: Aponovich
4: Gowell
6: Stricklett
8: Moore

Waypoint D: Foster Square
N 42 45.946 W 071 27.883

General John G. Foster was born in Whitefield, NH and died in Nashua. He graduated 4th in his class at West Point. He was a war hero and career military man. His portrait hangs in the New Hampshire State House.

What year did the General graduate from West Point. The year is D.
9: 1823
8: 1841
1: 1846
0: 1874

Waypoint E: Civil War Monument
N 42 45.940 W 071 28.062

Nashua’s citizens like those all across the country were involved in the national tragedy that was our Civil War. This monument at the top of Library Hill was erected to help us remember the sacrifices made by people in times of war.

What year was the monument erected. The year is E.
1: 1889
2: 1874
3: 1895
4 :1902

Waypoint F: Deschesnes Park
N 42 45.873 W 071 27.976

Deschesnes Park is located at the northern end of Main Street in downtown Nashua. It has the memorial for WWII as well as memorials for 9 other wars. It also has a Purple Heart memorial. There is another memorial to a private company which is involved in the war effort and has been a part of Nashua’s economic base for a long time. BAE Systems started off as Sander’s Associates and manufactures high tech weapon systems.

What year was the BAE Systems plaque dedicated. The year is F.
8: 1951
2: 1966
0: 2001
4: 2003
The Cache
N 42 45.ABC W 071 30.DEF

The final coordinates for the ammo box cache container are N 42 45.ABC W 071 30.DEF.
To check your answers, A + B + C + D + E + F should be 14. The box contains many items which were won at the Spring Forward GEO-Meet last April held at the Blackstone Heritage State Park in Uxbridge, MA. It also contains a geocoin for the first finder.
We hope you enjoyed the tour of beautiful downtown Nashua and learned something along the way.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Haqre n qbjarq gerr

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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