Maybury Sanatorium Mystery Cache
The Atkinsons: Sad to archive this cache, but it has been disabled for over a year due to several of the signs that make up the Maybury History Trail being damaged and removed. Rather than holding it as disabled any longer it's appropriate to let this cache go and so the cachetainer was removed this morning. Thanks for all those who visited!
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This cache is placed within Maybury State Park along the Maybury History Trail. A state park sticker or day pass is required for entry. The cache is along mostly paved (few dirt), wide, and easy trails. Bring a notepad for simple addition, subtraction, multiple, and division of small numbers.
1. Directions to #2.
2-word type of murals created by architect’s wife, Capital Letters only = YZ
Using a=1, b=2, c=3, d=4, etc, Y=?? and Z=?
AB = (2 times Y) minus 1
C = Z
SUBTRACT ABA from the North coordinate and SUBTRACT ABC from the West coordinate to find your way to the second historical waypoint.
2. Directions to #3.
A = (# of panels per window minus # of stone turrets) divided by # of stone peaks as seen atop right turret
B = # of stone turrets
C = # of panels per window divided by # of stone turrets
ADD BCA to the North coordinate and ADD (2 * BCA) +5 to the West coordinate to find your way to the third historical waypoint
3. Directions to #4.
A = Age of Bob Bishop while at Maybury divided by # of wards for children aged 4-15
B = # of wards for children aged 4-15
C = Weekly limitation on visitation placed on family members (in hours) plus the number of years (rounded up to a whole number) that Bob Bishop spent at Maybury
D = A * B
ADD AB to the North coordinate and ADD CAD to the West coordinate to find your 4th historical waypoint.
4. Directions to #5.
In the 1940s Operations required WXYZ tons of coal per year.
A = Z
B = # of smoke stacks in the picture on the left
C = X
ADD CA to the North coordinate and SUBTRACT B from the West coordinate to find your 5th historical waypoint.
5. Directions to #6.
At Peak Operation Maybury Sanatorium employed about XYZ people.
A = X
B = # of nurses in the second photo
C = (Y/X) + X
ADD BC to the North coordinate and SUBTRACT AC from the West coordinate to find your 6th historical waypoint.
6. Directions to #7.
Built in “19YZ”
AB = # of resident nurses roomed here plus Y plus Z
ADD A to the North Coordinate and SUBTRACT AB from the West Coordinate to find your 7th historical waypoint.
7. Directions to #8.
XYZ male patients
A = X
B = # of stories in the building minus X
C = Z
ADD CA to the North coordinate and ADD BAB to the West coordinate to find your 8th historical waypoint.
8. Directions to #9.
# of apartments = YZ
A = Z
B = # of doctors in right picture, divided by 3.
C = Z times # of times a week medical conferences were held
SUBTRACT BC from the North coordinate and SUBTRACT A from the West coordinate to find your 9th historical waypoint.
9. Directions to #10.
A = EXCLUDING the administrative offices, how many functions did portions of this building serve? Add that number to the number of nurses shown in the pharmacy.
B = 2 times A
SUBTRACT B from the North coordinate and ADD A to the West coordinate to find your 10th historical waypoint.
10. Directions to #11.
ABC = (Square Root of the number of lives TB took per 100,000 people in Detroit) plus the number of patients here.
ADD A to the North coordinate and ADD CB to the West coordinate to find your 11th historical waypoint.
11. Directions to #12.
Capacity of patients = XYZ. XYZ – 203 = TUV
A = V – T
B = T
C = V
D = U
E = U + V
ADD AE to the North coordinate and ADD BDC to the West coordinate to find your 12th historical waypoint.
12. Directions to the final cache!
How many millions per year = YZ
A = Y – 1 + Z
B = Y / 2
ADD AB to the North coordinate and Subtract A from the West coordinate to find the cache.
Additional Hints
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