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Molly Stark - NH - WIH Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/2/2020
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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This is another Women In History Challenge cache.  As the series so far is primarily in Vermont and New Hampshire, this is appropriately for a heroine with both VT and NH connections, Molly Stark.  To commemorate her, this will be a Molly Stark WIH miniseries, with one placed here, in New Hampshire, and another in Vermont.   

The listed coordinates are not where you will find the cache, but it is a good place to learn more about the subject.  The cache is not too far away, but to find it, you must correctly answer the following questions about Molly Stark.  The answers can all be found in (or derived from) the Wikipedia article for Molly Stark  which you can find here: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_Stark   or here: https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2009/05/elizabeth-page-molly-stark.html

Answer correctly to find the final coordinates @ N 43 0A.BCD      W071 38.EFG

A. Molly's formal first name was:  Mary = 6. Mary Ellen = 7; Elizabeth = 8

B. Molly was born in Vermont  = 9; Massachusetts  = 8; New Hampshire = 7

C. True or False; Molly's father was the first Postmaster of New Hampshire : T = 7 , F = 5

D. John and Molly were married in 175D.

>E.  True or False:  Molly served as a nurse and advocated for the inoculation against small pox.  True = 4, False = 6

F. John and Molly had X children.   X - 8 = F.

G. True or False: Molly is better known in history as Molly Pitcher; True = 9, False = 0

In case you missed it, take a look at the historical marker at the house Molly's father built at the given coords to this cache. When in Vermont, look for the counterpart to this WIH cache, GC8JBM6.

Thanks to Annie and Randy for local expertise and their great team spirit. 

Thanks also to MAMD for beginning this WIH series.    Caches that educate as well as entertain.

FTF Congratulations go to: perambulator57!

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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)