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Grace D. Owen WIH Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/11/2017
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


When I was in High School, I took an English class that focused on Women in History. An interesting bit of NH History: Grace D. Owen of Concord NH was given the lowest social security number 001-01-0001 in 1936
The number was supposed to be given to the Social Security Board Chairman John Winant of NH. He turned down the opportunity so the number was issued to the first NH resident to apply for their social security card. Grace Owen applied for her card on November 24, 1936

All the information needed to solve the puzzle is on this page.

Final Can Be Located At:
N43° 26.ABC W71° 51.DEF

A= Last number of the lowest SS#

B = number of letters in the word Security

C= What town did Grace Live in?
1=Hill
5=Plymouth
8=Concord

D= What year was the SS Card issued to Grace? 19D6

E= number of letters in the town Grace lived in

F What is the most prolific number in Grace’s social security number?


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)