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Spirit Quest - Stark Road Cemetery Multi-Cache

Hidden : 10/11/2021
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


On my trip out west, there were many caches located in cemeteries.  As a geocaching friend of mine from Texas says, "There's always a cemetery."  Time to spread some of that series east with the title "Spirit Quest."  These will be multis I hide where the information is found from within the cemetery but the final may or may not be.

The coordinates will bring you to the Stark Road Cemetery.  It's a small cemetery you will need to explore to get the final coordinates for the cache, which is *not* located within the cemetery.  As always, please be respectful and no caching after dark.  As you explore, you might see a grave marker for "Gen John Stark 1740-1812".  Since the actual Gen John Stark is believe to be buried in Manchester (and different dates for birth and death), this marker is a bit of a mystery.  It's generally believed to be one of his brothers, possibly Samuel.  (See https://www.conwaydailysun.com/news/white-mountain-chronicles-live-free-or-dies-general-stark/article_54b31fcc-e9d4-5a63-9f45-bd8c4bfe775b.html for more information)

Final Coordinates: N 43 57.XXX  W 071 05.YYY

For XXX you will need to locate the gravestone for Thomas Shackford.  Take the year he died and subtract 1385 from it for the answer.

For YYY from the same grave marker, take the age he was at his death and add 42 to it.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

abg jvagre sevraqyl

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)