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Notown Fork Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/22/2009
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The page coordinates are for parking. Crack the cipher and find out where the cache is hiding.

Once cracked, this simple cipher will instruct you as to where the final cache container is hidden.


0315140718 0120211201 2009151419 1415232015 0705202515
2118191309 1205252515 2114050504 2015071520 1514151820
0806151820 2520231504 0507180505 1920080918 2025202315
1615091420 2605181519 0924190522 0514011404 2305192026
0518151905 2205142025 1514050405 0718050519 0615182025
0509070820 1615091420 1905220514 1909241514 0524242424



The following bit of history of the area comes from the archived cache “Old Notown Village” (GCM3GC)

The land of “Notown Village” consisted of 4,882 acres, which was divided and given to several living veterans and the heirs of soldiers killed in the French, Indian and the revolutionary wars. They cut the forests, made fields for farming, dug wells, erected stone walls and built homes. The settlers had no form of local government and paid no local taxes.

As the years passed they petitioned Leominster, Westminster and Princeton to see if any of these larger towns would include them in their jurisdiction. All three towns denied their request, as they were just too far out in the wilderness. Since no other town wanted them, they decided to call themselves “Notown”.

It is no longer a populated area, the last settlers left the area in 1850. Ironically the land was divided between the towns of Leominster, Westminster and Princeton. If you look as you are walking you may see some of the old granite foundations and the stone walls that formed boundary lines.

We would like to thank Leominster Recreation Department for their assistance on the hide and for allowing us to place this cache on the property.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

24='K'

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)