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Rt 9 (Almost) Green Hill Cemetery Mystery Cache

Hidden : 12/25/2013
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


Another cemetery field puzzle located in Delaware City that is similar to Rt 9 (Almost) Glebe Cemetery.

Park on Madison St (also called Dragon Run Rd on some maps), just outside the cemetery (See parking waypoint) Or (updated 1/5/24) use gravel road into cemetery

Walk around the Cemetery to find the information you need at the listed waypoints. Waypoints are given for all the stops, so no number punching except for the final coords. So here is what you have to do:

Question 0 Published Coords
Pink granite, A most common name (wife is Hester) Number of carved flowers PLUS 1 =A

Question 1 N 39° 34.339 W 075° 35.981
Leaning old thin beige stone. Number of letters in WWII veteran PFC Portlock"s first name = C

Question 2 N 39° 34.318 W 075° 35.949
Back in a corner, two large stones. Second digit of Shadragh Boyers death = D

Question 3 N 39° 34.316 W 075° 35.912
Neeff & Nuss New tall black stone Third digit of year William died = F

Question 4 N 39° 34.346 W 075° 35.917
Stuck in Corner Last digit of year of William Harding was born = B

Question 5 N 39° 34.352 W 075° 35.956
Simple brass plaque in 6" high concrete for WWII veteran Powell. (Near large black stone of more recent relative) His army rank was TCE? ? = E

Then you can find the cache at:
FINAL

N 39° 34.ABC and W 075° 35.DEF

Check sum A + B+ C = 16 and D +E +F = 23

Final is located outside of the cemetery grass area about 20' into woods.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onfr bs ynetr Bfntr Benatr "I" gerr gung unf irel ynetr (benatr pbyberq) ebbgonyy fubjvat.

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)