Yamhill County History Mystery Cache
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Cache is not at the above coordinates. You will need to find some facts to calculate the real coordinates. **no need to go into the no trespassing area to get the cache, the cache is in the park** There seems to be some dispute as to where the boundary for the park is, there is no fence or other indication of property lines. Please be respectful while looking for the cache.
You will need to find the answers to fill in R, X, Y, and Z in the following formula:
N 45 13.(R)(X (2 digits))
W 123 1(Y).(Z (3 digits))
Yamhill County is is second of the four original districts in the area.
X is the year Yamhill County was established as a district by the Provisional Legislature, minus 1747.
Lafayette was the first county seat in 1847. Under what some call shady circumstances, McMinnville became the County seat in ??? Use the last digit in the date minus 6 to get R.
In the year 2000, the County population was ??? The first digit of this number is Y.
To find the last number, Z, find the tallest mountain in the county. Take it's elevation minus 3124 to get Z.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.
The solution will take you within +/- 25 ft of the cache according to Geochecker.com
CONGRATS to BNMac for the FTF! (And the battle scars to prove it)
Additional Hints
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