The Pierce Family Mystery Cache
21alpine: Decided to put this one to rest. The hiding spot has completely fallen apart. Thanks to all who took the time to solve & find!
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Attention! Cache is NOT at the listed coordinates. It is the parking area for a cemetary you will need to gather info from to solve the puzzle below.
This is my first attempt at a puzzle cache so it is a fairly simple puzzle. You can find all the information you need from the headstones at the cemetary. (Don't worry, it's a small cemetary!) The final cache location is within 1 tenth of a mile.
I drive by this area every day on my way to and from work.
The grounds are very well kept. I spoke to Mr Wesley Pierce, who keeps the grounds. I believe he is the oldest living family member at this time. If you should happen to see him out tending the ground, he may ask you if you are doing the scavenger hunt. (I explained geocaching to him like doing a scavenger hunt) He does not know where the cache is hidden, so don't even ask! There are a few broken stones and a lot of the stones are hard to read, but you should have no touble finding the information you need. PLEASE by very respectful of the grounds.
The final coordinates are
N 43° 10.ABC
W 071° 00.DEF
A = Eleanors age at time of her death, minus Lewis Malvern's age at time of his death. Then subtract 2 from this to get A.
B = The year Comfort died, minus the year Lewis Malvern died. Then add 2 to this to get B.
C = The day Abigail died.
D = The day John was born minus the day Lottie was born. Then subtract 1 from this to get D.
E = The day Milton was born minus the day Alfred was born.
F = The year James died minus the year Lucille died.
The cache container is a 50 cal ammo can and contains the log book, pencils, a sharpener and a bunch of swag. Please rehide well so that it can't be seen.
There is an audio book for the FTF!
Congrats to RJB43NH for the FTF!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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