It's Not Easy Being Green Mystery Cache
It's Not Easy Being Green
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It’s Not Easy Being
Green
But what a life he had! And Dr. Ezra Green
accomplished quite a bit in his 101+ years of it. In addition to
being the first Postmaster of Dover, New Hampshire, most notably he
was appointed surgeon of the ship-of-war Ranger under the
command of John Paul Jones during the American Revolutionary
War.
| Ezra Green was born in Malden, Massachusetts on June 17, 1746.
After he graduated from Harvard College in 1765, he concluded his
study of medicine and surgery and settled in Dover, New Hampshire,
where he established a successful practice. After the battle of
Bunker Hill, Dr. Green joined the American army in the capacity of
surgeon where he served for 18 months. In October, 1777, he
accepted an appointment as surgeon of the continental ship-of-war
Ranger, then fitting out in Portsmouth, NH. Here in Dover, he was
made deacon of the First Congregational Society in Dover and was a
“most devout, unfailing attendant on all Sunday or week
day religious services, despite the adverse weather of severest
cold or snow of winter, or scorching heat of summer.” In
1827, with many others of similar religious belief, he withdrew
from the First Congregational Church to form the first Unitarian
Church. In the various affairs of the town he took a lively
interest, and under his charge the first school-house was
built. |
This four-stage puzzle multicache is a tribute to
Ezra Green and his very full century here on earth. At the final
cache location, there exists a safe created from an original U.S.
Post Office lockbox. Use the information gathered at WP1, WP2, and
WP3 to open the safe at WP4.
The combination lock on the safe is similar to the
one pictured below. Notice that each letter is centered under a
particular notch. In this example, the combination is
H + 1 notch, L + 0
notches.
Waypoint 1
N 43° 11.575’
W070° 52.608’
Hours: Mon.-Tues. 9am-8:30pm, Wed.-Fri. 9am-5:30pm, Sat. 9am-1pm
(9am to 5pm during the school year), closed Sundays.
Random House Webster’s Unabridged, 2nd Edition
(Hardcover)
During the Revolutionary War, the Americans devised various ways to
encode messages in order to foil the British enemy. The code
employed at WP2 and WP3 is based upon a code developed by
John Jay and Arthur Lee. At this waypoint, you will locate the
key to the code. Decode the messages below in order to build the
combination to the safe. |
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Waypoint 2
N 43° 11.163’
W070° 52.346’
The above coordinates will bring you to the final resting place of
Ezra Green. Although he had 13 children with his wife Susanna
Hayes, there is a list of 11 children on the back of his tombstone.
The following coded message refers to that list and indicates the
letters for dial 1 and dial 2 on the combination lock. Note: hours are from 7am to sundown and must
be strictly observed. This waypoint requires
increased respect and care, since it is within a cemetery, and one
of historical significance. Please remain on the avenues until the
site is within view; do not walk across other lots to reach the
tombstone. The necessary information can be obtained by standing
several feet from the stone, and there is no need to touch any of
the surrounding objects or structures. Thank you for being extra
careful in this sensitive area!
723.2.21 1104.2.18 1343.2.32 1247.1.17 964.1.4 2165.2.9 758.1.9
358.1.14 550.3.21
1972.2.19 1104.2.18 1343.2.32 1276.1.9 1343.2.32 1789.2.4
358.1.14 |
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Waypoint 3
N 43° 11.429’
W070° 52.568’
Dr. Green dispatched mail from a house on Silver Street to the
White Mountains and to several areas in Southern New Hampshire.
This house was Dover’s first Post Office in 1793. The coded
message below indicates the number of notches to advance on dial 1
and dial 2 (see example above.) From WP2, head north on Central
Ave. and take a left at the lights onto Silver Street. The house is
the second one on the right side after the next set of lights, and
with the coded message below, you will not need to stop.
1898.2.6 2041.2.12 1753.1.19 770.2.14 926.3.15 1330.2.4 76.3.21
1647.2.14 553.2.12 1362.3.20 |
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Waypoint 4
N 43° 10.922’
W070° 53.438’
From WP3 continue OVER the highway to the final cache location at
WP4. |
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Notes:
- None of these waypoints are suitable for night-caching.
- Careful measures have been taken to prevent moisture from
reaching the safe. Please try to return the cache to its hiding
place as you found it.
- The safe is small and cannot accommodate anything larger than
geocoins and small TB's.
- FTF prize: an unactivated Postal Geocoin
trackable at www.geocaching.com. It's yours to do with as you
please. Enjoy!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Gung fghzc unf ab ebbgf.