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Old Richmond Aqueduct Revisited! Multi-Cache

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Hidden : 6/25/2010
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Had an old cache here and it kept going MIA. Decided a multi-cache may work better.

Listed coordinates will take you to the Aqueduct where you can find the decimal parts of the N and W coordinates of the Ammo box. It is hidden at N 43d 00. xxx and W 076d 42. yyy. x's and y's are at the aqueduct!

Construction on the Richmond Aqueduct (also known as the Montezuma Aqueduct) was begun in 1849 and completed in 1857. It enabled the Enlarged Erie Canal to pass over the Seneca River, on a series of 31 stone arches. The Aqueduct was about 900 feet long.

Building this Aqueduct proved extremely difficult as the site was bottomless muck. Wooden pilings were driven over 90 feet deep and no rock was found. Eventually a "mattress" built of logs was sunk to the bottom of the Seneca River and the stone construction was built on top of this base. The Aqueduct remained in use until 1917, when all but 9 arches were dismantled. The Aqueduct was named after Van R. Richmond, the engineer who directed its construction.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fvgr 1 - jevggra va fgbar Fvgr 2 - whfg bss genvy, haqre n zhygv-gehpxrq gerr, pbirerq jvgu onex

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)