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E Pluribus Unum - Nifty Fifty Puzzle #27 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/2/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the posted coordinates.


How well do you know, or can find the answers to some puzzles about our great 50 United States?


E Pluribus Unum (One from Many) is one of the mottos of the United States. It was approved for use on the Great Seal of the United States in 1782. It still appears on coins and currency, and was widely considered the national motto. However, by 1956 it had not been established so by legislation as the "national motto." The Congressional Record of 1956 reads: "At the present time the United States has no national motto. The committee deems it most appropriate that 'In God we trust' be so designated as U.S. national motto."

One possible origin of "In God We Trust" is the final stanza of "The Star-Spangled Banner," written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key and later adopted as the U.S. national anthem. The lyrics contain an early reference to a variation of the phrase: "...And this be our motto: 'In God is our trust'."

To find the final coordinates, find the states that use the mottos below.

N 40° (AZ) (MS) . (MD) (MS) (MS)
W 111° (OR) (NM) . (ID) (MS) (OR)

0 = Esto perpetua
1 = Audemus jura nostra defendere
2 = Labor omnia vincit
3 = Ditat Deus
4 = Virtute et armis
5 = Alis Volat Propiis
6 = Oro y plata
7 = Fatti maschil parole femine
8 = Crescit eundo
9 = Esse quam videri

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zntargvp, ybj.

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)