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Cemetery Sleuth, Case #26 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/12/2011
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Cemetery Sleuth, Case #26 - Missing at Bethlehem
The cache is not at the posted coordinates, but it's nearby.

The posted coordinates will bring you to the entrance of Bethlehem Cemetery in Ann Arbor. Once there, find the exact spot where the photograph below was taken. Then identify which gravestone is missing from the picture and use the information found on that stone to complete the final coordinates for the cache.

The cache is not located on or connected to any grave site or marker. Please be respectful of the church and cemetery grounds as well as the state's dawn-to-dusk rule. Honoring mourners' privacy ranks higher in priority than getting that smiley, so if it appears that the cemetery is busy, please come back another day.


If you are caching paperless, don't forget to take this photo with you.


Solve for N 42° A.BC, W 83° D.EF, where:


A = Number of years by which MM outlived JJ plus the number of syllables in the family surname

B = Number of years by which E outlived JG, transposed

C = The last digit of E's year of death plus the last digit of MM's year of death

D = The age difference between E and JG multiplied by 2, then subtracted from JG's age at death

E = Age of JG at the turn of the 20th century, transposed

F = Number of people born in the same year


Congratulations to Paddling Pirates on their FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Abg gbb sne sebz gur Xberna fgnss fretrnag.

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)