| Six Hundred TwentySixth in the Famous People (FP)
Series - Ted Kennedy |
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Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy
(February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was a United States
Senator from Massachusetts. Serving almost 47 years, he was the
second most senior member of the Senate when he died and is the
fourth-longest-serving senator in U.S. history.
Kennedy was born in St. Margaret's Hospital in the Dorchester
section of Boston, Massachusetts, the youngest of nine children of
Rose Fitzgerald and Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., who were members of
prominent Irish-American families in Boston and who constituted one
of the wealthiest families in the nation. His elder siblings
included John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Eunice Kennedy
Shriver.
His parents were affectionate toward him as the youngest child but
also compared him unfavorably with his older brothers. Between the
ages of eight and sixteen he suffered the trauma of his sister
Rosemary Kennedy's failed lobotomy and the deaths of his brother
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. in World War II and sister Kathleen Agnes
Kennedy in an airplane crash.
In 1960, John ran for President of the United States, and Ted
managed his campaign in the Western states. Upon his victory in the
general election, John vacated his seat as U.S. Senator from
Massachusetts. Ted would not be eligible to fill the vacancy until
February 22, 1962, when he would turn thirty. The President-elect
asked Massachusetts Governor Foster Furcolo to name Kennedy family
friend Ben Smith as interim Senator for John's unexpired term,
which he did in December 1960. This kept the seat open for
Ted.
Kennedy won the September 1962 primary by a two-to-one margin and
was sworn in to the Senate on November 7, 1962.
Here in the Fall Creek cemetery, a
different Ted Kennedy is buried. Using this at your starting point,
answer the question to determine the next set of coordinates.
Continue on through the next stage to reach the final which is a
small pill fob.
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| Stage I |
| What is the
first name of the Ted Kennedy buried here? |
| Theodore |
N32 23.908 |
W097 38.880 |
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| Marvin |
N32 23.896 |
W097 38.905 |
| James |
N32 23.875 |
W097 38.914 |
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| Stage II |
| What was Addie
Staudt's husband's first name? |
| Catcher |
N32 23.869 |
W097 38.852 |
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| Homer |
N32 23.928 |
W097 38.887 |
| Diamond |
N32 23.882 |
W097 38.892 |
| Pitcher |
N32 23.906 |
W097 38.861 |
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| Stage III - Final |
| You're sliding
into home. What's the call? |
| SAFE! |
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| OUT! |
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FP
cemetery caches are always placed with regards to the location, so
please be mindful of your presence here, watch where you step and
be respectful of the residents interred here. Please carefully
re-hide the container better to maintain the integrity of the
cache.
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GPSr Accuracy
4.5' @ Final |
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Avoid the use of acronym logs and cut 'n paste logs. You must sign
the log to claim the find. No exceptions.