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Kelloggsville Established Multi-Cache

Hidden : 11/20/2007
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is a multi cache located in the hamlet of Kelloggsville, NY

Charles Kellogg (October 3, 1773 - May 11, 1842) was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Born in Sheffield, Massachusetts, Kellogg attended the common schools. He moved to Cayuga County, New York, in 1798 and founded Kelloggsville. He engaged in mercantile pursuits. Also operated a gristmill at New Hope. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and practiced. County judge. He served as member of the State assembly 1808-1810. He was in the Justice of the Peace for Sempronius Township. He was appointed postmaster of Kelloggsville on July 1, 1814, and served until September 6, 1825. He was again a member of the State assembly 1820-1822.
Kellogg was elected as a Jacksonian to the Nineteenth Congress (March 4, 1825-March 3, 1827). He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1839. He died in Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 11, 1842. He was interred in Fairview Cemetery.

This is a multi cache located in the hamlet of Kelloggsville. The coordinates will take you to a historical sign. From the sign you will be able to get the info necessary to get you to the cache location. Start with the listed coordinates:
- 1633 from the year that Kellogg first lived here.
This will give you the decimal portion for the N coordinate.
-903 from the last year that Kellogg live here.
This will give you the decimal portion of the W coordinate.
Enjoy the hunt. Kelloggsville isn't very big so you won't have too much trouble locating the cache. BYOP Just in case.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Uvqqra yvxr n fcner.

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)