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103 & Going Strong Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/13/2009
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE ABOVE COORDINATES!

Very easy cache, but we added a simple little puzzle to give you something extra to do.


103 years ago today a baby girl was born in Lehi, Arizona, just outside Mesa. Today we attended her birthday party near here. She is Mrs lv2wj's grandmother. Think of all the things she has seen in her lifetime: Two World Wars, the Depression, airplanes, television, computers, men landing on the moon, and so much more!

Here are a few things that happened in 1906:

Feb 17 - Alice Roosevelt, daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt, married in the White House.

Apr 6 - The first animated cartoon copyrighted.

Apr 18 - The great San Francisco earthquake.

May 22 - The Wright Brothers patented the aeroplane.

May 29 - Finland became the first European nation to give women the vote.

Sep 16 - Roald Amundsen located the magnetic north pole.

Oct 14 - An "All Chicago" World Series, the White Sox vs the Cubs. The White Sox won 4-2.

Nov 14 - President Theodore Roosevelt became the first president to visit a foreign country (Panama) while in office.

[from brainyhistory.com]

And a first class stamp was 2 cents!!

So - for this very simple puzzle - replace the last two zeros in the coordinates with the date in June Grandma was born!?

Update - 2010- Grandma has made it to 104!

Update - 2011- Grandma has made it to 105!

Grandma quietly passed away on September 27, 2011, at age 105!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Yvtugvat gur jnl!

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)