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Up, Up and Away Mystery Cache

Hidden : 12/4/2016
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The listed coordinates are at a historical marker for Thaddeus Lowe, a Jefferson native who was the Chief Aeronaut of the Union Army Balloon Corps during the American Civil War.  Final coordinates for this cache are N 044 26.7AB, W 071 31.6CD. Information needed to solve the puzzle is included on the marker.

Thaddeus Lowe died in 19AB

Subtract 1735 from the year of Thaddeus Lowe's birth=6CD


During the Civil War, Thaddeus Lowe made regular flights over Confederate strongholds and battlefields - and once even crashed in enemy territory, but was able to convince them he was not a spy but a man of science studying the Earth and only happened upon them.

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vg'f arneol-cyragl bs fcnpr gb chyy bire!

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)