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Hoosier History #1 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/20/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates.

You will need to search for the answers to these few questions below to find the actual coordinates. Please rehide the container as well or better than you found it.


This is the first of a little series of puzzles that are all about Indiana and its history. All of the answers to the questions can be found with a little bit of online research.

The final coordinates will take you near a historical marker in Greenwood. You are searching for a bison container.

The coordinates for this cache will be in the form of:

39 ab.cde 86 fg.hij.


Question 1: Corydon was Indiana’s first state capital. Until what year was it the capital? Answer: xxxg

Question 2: Not only was Corydon the first state capital, but it was also the site of the only Civil War battle fought on Indiana soil. What was the date? Answer: xx/dh/xxxa

Question 3: The highest point in Indiana is along the eastern border in Wayne county. How high is it? Answer: xxei feet.

Question 4: George W. Julian, an Indiana congressman, proposed the first resolution for a women-suffrage amendment in what year? Answer: xcbx

Question 5: Will Shortz graduated as the first and only person with a degree in enigmatology (the study of puzzles) in 1974 from Indiana University. What was the year the first graduating class at IU? Answer: xxxf

Question 6: Although there may still be some debate, Ray Harroun, driving a Marmon “Wasp,” won the first Indianapolis 500. In what year did this take place? Answer: xjxx


If you have any questions or comments along the way, feel free
to ask. I've included Geochecker in the event that one information
source has a different number than the rest, or if you just want to
verify the coords to avoid wasted gas.

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zbfg bs gur erybpngvba/eruvqr jnf iregvpny.

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)