Makin' You Smile: Ft Stewart History Mystery Cache

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ricson917: This one will have to be reborn after the construction dust settles.

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Hidden : 9/15/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is a puzzle series that can be found in the Richmond Hill
area. When you finish the series you will have smiley face made of
smiley faces on your map. Do NOT look for the cache at the listed
coordinates unless you like to swim. The cache is not in the water!
***CONGRATS to Ikeg22 for the FTF***

To the find co-ords you will have to answer some questions about the history of Fort Stewart.
When you find the answer to the question, use the number listed with the answer as your coordinate.

For Example:
X. When you log a find on GeoCahing.com you get a
______?

Frowney Face = 6
Smiley Face = 8
Question Mark = 7

The answer is 'Smiley Face' so X = 8

FINAL CO-ORDINATES: N 31 53.ABC W 81 15.DEF

A. Fort Stewart is the largest Army installation east of the Mississippi River. It covers 279,270 acres, which include parts of Liberty, Long, Bryan, Evans and ________ Counties.

Tattnall = 4
Appling = 9
Wayne = 7
Bulloch = 0

B. In June of 1940 Congress authorized funding for the purchase of property in coastal Georgia for the purpose of building an ___________ training center. It was to be located just outside of Hinesville, GA, some 40 miles southwest of Savannah.

infantry = 5
armor = 9
anti-aircraft artillery = 7
artillery = 4

C. In November of ____ the Training Center was officially designated as Camp Stewart, in honor of General Daniel Stewart, a native of Liberty County who had fought with Francis Marion during the Revolution.

1940 = 3
1941 = 1
1942 = 6
1943 = 0

D. With the end of the World War II, Camp Stewart came to life briefly as a separation center for redeployed soldiers, but on 30 ____ 1945 the post was inactivated.

November = 3
June = 4
August = 9
September = 6

E. On 21 March ____ Camp Stewart was redesignated as Fort Stewart.

1952 = 7
1954 = 5
1956 = 8
1958 = 6

F. President John F. Kennedy visited Fort Stewart on __ November 1962.

12 = 1
26 = 9
5 = 4
18 = 7

Remember, it is all about the miles and the smiles!

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

By' Fghzcl

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)


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