A Civil War Leaf? Multi-Cache
jimpyle48: Tried to find the container but again it has disappeared. Time to retire it.
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This is my first cache. I've listed the terrain as 2 but might only be 1.5.
Like most of this region, the area that now comprises Colonial Heights saw some action in the Civil War. Many of you have been in the area of this cache for other caches but I thought it was time you learned a little about what happened here during the Civil War. The first two stages are historical marker signs describing Civil War actions in their areas (no hidden cache at these locations). I've listed the cache size as small but it will only hold a log so BYOP. The final stage cache is on city park property so you'll need to be alert to muggles and NOTE that the park is only open from Dawn to Dusk. The coordinates above are for Stage 1 of this three stage cache. There you will find the information needed to find Stage 2 Stage 2 Calculations: N 37 16.8xx xx = Divide the Boy Scout Troop Number by 10 and then multiply by the size of the Union Artillery that shelled the location and finally subtract first digit of year sign placed. W 77 22.zzz zzz = Year Sign placed minus year of campaign described plus 176 At Stage 2 you will find the information needed to find Stage 3 N 37 16.abb a = The day of the month the fort was shelled bb = The day of the month the fort was evacuated times the sign number plus 11 W 77 22.cde c = Last digit of the year the fort was shelled d = Sum of the first two digits of the year the fort was evacuated e = the month the fort was evacuated There's a $5 Starbucks gift card for First to Find. Congratulations to silvertop1!!! I thoght that was you I saw across the street at Stage 1 at 6:00AM this morning! :) 11/14/11: Replaced old cache with a new one, a disguised man's thumb sized Bison Tube.
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