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Walpole History Mystery Cache

Hidden : 12/20/2023
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Here is another entry in the history puzzle series. Do some simple research about the town of Walpole, then go find the cache. Posted coordinates are for parking and the cache will be a short walk in the woods. You'll be looking for a winer-friendly mini ammo can.

N 42° 07.ABC W 071° 14.DE[F-4]


Walpole was first settled in 1E59 and was considered a part of Dedham until officially incorporated in 1D24. 

The town was named after Sir Robert Walpole, the de facto first Prime Minister of Great Britain. Walpole’s term of office began on April A, 1721 and lasted until February 11, 1742.

On May 1B, 1717, Dedham's Town Meeting voted to allow those in outlying areas to stop paying for the central village's minister and to move the school around town seasonally.

Walpole's first public library was founded in 187C

In 192F, Harriet Nevins donated $50,000 for the erection of a public building as a memorial for her parents George Blackburn and Nancy H. Blackburn to be built in Walpole.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

ngbc gur gnyy fghzc

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)