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C Creek Puzzle Multi-Cache

Hidden : 9/26/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This is a puzzle cache along the Capoolong Creek trail. Coordinates are for the location that provides the info to solve the puzzle which is right next to the parking. An easy walk but could be a tricky find as not in plain sight.

Coordinates for puzzle info
N 40° 35.571’ W 074° 56.626’

Cache coordinates
N 40° 3A.52B’ W 074° 56.CDE’

What year did an insect blight destroy the Hunterdon County peach industry?
1890 A = 7
1895 A = 5
1968 A = 1

What happened in 1973?
Pittstown Station was used by the Pittstown Milk Association B = 9
The Pittstown rail line branch was completed B = 5
The former rail line property was purchased and made it into a nature trail B = 1

Subract 1393 from the year passenger service ended on the Clinton branch - the answer is CDE.

Cache is a large official geocache container. Initial swag is FTF gift card, Snugglebug Travel Bug, geocache huggie, silly bands, Halloween key cap, Snugglebug "S" heart note pad, Peace bracelet, geocaching compass, geocaching marble, sticky index tabs.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Guvax EBPX naq ebyy naq rlr yriry. Vs pbzvat sebz gur cyndhr, purpx nebhaq gur 2aq gerr ba gur yrsg.

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)