Victorian Heritage Mystery Cache
Hidden : 4/28/2007
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: other (other)

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Geocache Description:

The above coordinates are not the cache, but will take you to Union Cemetery in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.

This cache container has gone missing MULTIPLE times (perhaps due to the junior muggles living in the area). SO -- message me with a description and/or pic of where the cache SHOULD be. I'll respond with an OKAY to log the smiley. Logs without a message and/or picture of suspected location will be deleted! BYOP. Ample parking is available, both along the street and on the roads that wind through the cemetery. Please be respectful of private property nearby, and of the area itself. Overall, this is a family-friendly cache, but be careful of teetering and fallen stones, and uneven terrain. No access permitted dusk to dawn. CITO welcome!

Bellefonte advertises itself as the “Birthplace of Governors,” having been the hometown to four men who went on to serve this state in that role. Three of those four men are buried here, along with a number of other citizens who played roles in the history of Centre County. To find this cache, you’ll visit the monuments to some of these men, along with those of other not-so-well known names.

Visit all eight sites noted below (listed in no particular order) to solve for each letter needed to find the hidden cache. You may find a hardcopy printout to be helpful. Read carefully! There’s some walking involved, with the distance depending on the order in which you visit the various monuments (which also is part of the puzzle, as you’ll see). Be careful to collect all the correct clues along the way – and also take time to soak in the history of this location. I made several visits while planning the cache, and always saw something new and interesting.

Special thanks to Puttzy for his advice and suggestions, and for helping to format the listing.

FINAL
N 40° 54.ABC
W 077° 46.DEF

CLUE A: James Dunlop – N 40° 54.814, W 077° 46.335
Erected in honor of Col. James Dunlop, founder of the town.
A = Sum of the last two digits of the year in which Anna McCoy erected the monument.

CLUE G: Unknown -- N 40° 54.857, W 077° 46.3A5
I added this one for no other reason than I thought it was quite touching. Count the words on this monument to infants and children.
G = Sum of the digits of the number of words on this monument.

CLUE B: Daniel H. Hastings -- N 40° 54.788, W 077° 46.F7F
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1895-1899. Principal of the Bellefonte High School and Superintendent of Bellefonte Borough Schools, 1867-1875. Member, Penn State Board of Trustees. While looking at the front of this monument, scan the background area for a large marker inscribed REEDER.
B = The month of Daniel’s birth multiplied by the number of dates on the stone for Wilbur and Elizabeth REEDER.

CLUE H: James A. Beaver -- N 40° 54.C13, W 077° 46.322
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1887-1891, wounded four times during the Civil War; president of the Penn State Board of Trustees, 1873-1914. Penn State's Beaver Stadium is named in his honor.
H = Difference between birth years for James and his wife, Mary.

CLUE C: Andrew Gregg Curtin -- N 40° 54.798, W 077° 46.(B+4)22
Lifetime resident of Bellefonte, and Governor of Pennsylvania, 1861-1867. Known as the “Civil War Governor.”
C = Last digit in the year of Myron's birth, multiplied by 2.

CLUE E: Evan Pugh -- N 40° 54.811, W 077° 46.3GA
First president of the Pennsylvania Agricultural College (now Penn State University). His extensive efforts in the battle to maintain the institution’s standing as the state’s land-grant institution weakened him; he contracted typhoid and died in 1864 at the age of 36, after serving just five years.
E = Difference between the last digit in the year of Evan’s death and the last digit in the year of his wife’s death.

CLUE F: Frederick Paul Smith -- N 40° 54.8E5, W 077° 46.E84
Mr. Smith was a World War II vet, with a number of interests listed on his stone. I found him quite by accident, and was struck by one of his hobbies, and felt almost like he was calling out to be to be included here. Extra points if you email me as to why including him was quite appropriate!
F = Last digit in the number of years Mr. Smith worked for the postal service.

CLUE D: John M. Brower -- N 40° 54.8HG, W 077° 46.349
Priv. Co. in the 149th Regiment , which fought in many important Civil War battles (including Gettysburg). Count 17 stones clockwise from Brower’s stone.
D = The number of days old Thomas Ammerman was at the time of his death, divided by the number of months old he was. (Don’t overthink this one!)

CHECK SUM:
A + B + C + D + E + F + G + H = XY
X + Y = 10

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