The mathman continues his History Mystery Tour of Jefferson
County! The coordinates listed will not lead you to the cache. It
will however, give you information that will get you there.
Jefferson County has a rich historical heritage. Names such as,
Jefferson, Washington, John Brown, Robert E. Lee, J.E.B. Stuart,
Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, Israel Green and John Wilkes Booth
have all played a part in the history of Jefferson County.
Jefferson County is the location of the oldest settlement in
West Virginia: Mecklenburg (now called Sheperdstown). It is the
home of where some (including Major Dad) believe the Civil War
actually began: Harpers Ferry. It is also the location of the first
rural delivery mail route in the United States: Charles Town. (I
thank Major Dad for this history lesson!)
Jefferson County is also the only county in West Virginia that
is home to the "Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenendoah River" of John
Denver's song "Take Me Home, Country Roads."
At the site of these coordinates, you will find a sign giving
some historical facts about the Bower. The Bower was the home of
General Adam Stephen. The tract of land included a hunting lodge
along the Opequon (The locals here will tell you, " Its pronounced
O-peck-en, not Op-ee-kwan; its a creek, not a character from Star
Wars). The current mansion on this site was built by the original
owners grandson, Adam Stephen Dandridge.
After the Battle of Anteitam in October of 1862, the Dandridge
House hosted J.E.B. Stuart and his staff for several days. It was
at this time that Stuart held a ball at the Bower in celebration of
his success in Pennsylvania and Maryland.
At the listed coordinates, you will find a sign with five
numbers (four of them are years and one has to do with distance).
Using the sign, plug in the numbers to the coordinates below:
North 39 degrees CC.AMB
West 077 degrees DF.EGH
C = The last number in the second year.
A = The third number in the last year.
M = The first number in the first year.
B = The last number of the second year times the first number of
the last year.
D = The third number of the third year.
F = The second number of the second year.
E = MC2 (Again, it is a requirement of the mathman to
add math to his history
lessons
G = The second number of the third year minus The first number of
the last year.
H = The number of miles mentioned on the sign.
You will have to drive to the cache as it is several miles to
the west of the sign. You are looking for a small tupperware
container. I have placed two TBs inside. There may be fishermen
around. If there are, please use stealth.
Congratulations to Gr8Caches for the FTF!!!!