This cache is in honor of Thomas Scott (born circa 1739, died
3/2/1796) who was born in Chester County in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. As he grew up and matured, he opted law as his
subject of study which led to his role in the fledgling United
States. At about the year 1770, after admission to the bar and
subsequent practice of law, he moved to and settled on Dunlaps
Creek at Redstone Old Fort (now modern day Brownsville in Fayette
County).
When the County of Washington was organized on March 28, 1781,
he was made the first Prothonotary (Prothonotary = glorified title
for 'Clerk of Courts' -- basically Civil Court records nowadays
including divorce, custody, abuse, car accidents, malpractice, and
property dispute records as well as appeals to taxes, rent,
etc.).
He served in this capacity until March 28, 1789. In addition to
this first honor of Washington County, he previously served as a
Justice of the Peace in 1773, and was a member of the first
Pennsylvania Assembly in 1776.
However, he later made his move to bigger and better things when
he resigned--having been elected to the U.S. House of
Representatives--in the fact that he purportedly had the honor of
presenting to the Congress of the new nation a resolution that
established the capital city on the banks of the Potomac River now
known as Washington, D.C.
Mr. Scott was a genuine Scotsman by blood. Shortly after his
death, he was buried at the old Washington graveyard on Walnut
street which is now the location of present day Washington &
Jefferson College. In the early 1900s, he was re-interred in what
is now Washington Cemetery at the south end of the city on PA Route
18.
This cache is a puzzle requiring some simple math by obtaining
some grave stone information and solving for the final location.
The cache is a .30 caliber ammo can hidden in a small wooded area.
In addition, near the final location, the cemetery provides for a
panoramic vista of the city of Washington and surrounding
countryside. One can either find a place to park, or drive between
stages due to the immense area of Washington Cemetery.
Upon arriving and locating the grave of Mr. Scott, stand facing
it from a few feet away. Perform a ninety degree turn to the left
and locate a marker which looks like a bed about 10-15 feet away.
This is a duplex plot featuring a man and his wife. Locate the date
of birth for the wife of James Reed. Perform the following
calculations for the coordinates of the final cache location.
Obtain her date of birth. Convert it to the simple format of
MM/DD/YYYY—e.g., 03/21/2008.
Please calculate the following operations and substitute:
MM minus 3
DD plus (-16)
YYYY minus 1653
N 40° 0MM.259 W 80° DD.YYYY
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