What's At Stake? #07 - A Grave Mistake Multi-Cache
What's At Stake? #07 - A Grave Mistake
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Hope this cache doesn't find you coffin loud enough to wake up the dead. Because if you did, you'd be severely out numbered. Hope you're ready for the zombie apocalypse.... or at least can out run some of the other members of your caching party..
Definatly BYOP, and a log extraction device could come in handy. Please be careful when putting the log and clue slip back in the container. And please be sure to return the cap to secure as good a fit as possible.
This is the 7th in a series of caches that follow the same theme. "What's at stake?". The location of the cache will match the play on words of the title. This cache can be enjoyed either stand-a-lone or as part of a bigger puzzle.
The coordinates to this cache will bring you to the entrance of the West Laurel Hill Cemetery. It is there you will go on a little walking/driving journey exporting some notable people that are buried there. Collecting some data at each stop to form the final location of the cache. It took be a little over 2 hours to lay out this cache, so plan accordingly. Some good pre-work and you could have this done in 60-90 minutes.
The coordinates can be filled in from the clues below as:
N 40 AB.CDE
W 075 FG.(H-I)JK
To Enjoy This Cache:
Visit the grave sites listed below and follow the clues to get the coordinates to the final location where the cache is hidden. Important to note: You may find yourself wondering a fair distance between the famous grave and the one which holds the clue... if you think that you've wondered off too far... that's probably about the distance where you should be... But when you turn around, you should still be in sight lines of the original grave which you sought in the first place.
Timothee Adamowski (A)
He was the first conductor of the Boston Pops Symphonic Orchestra, leading it from it's inception in 1890 until 1894.
Once you find the grave site, locate a nearby grave which would suggest and object used to tie up a dog. Take the 3rd digit of Mary Sterling's death year as coordinate A.
David Hayes Agnew (B)
A professor of surgery at the University of Pennsylvania from 1870 to 1892, he attended President James Garfield after he was shot in 1881.
Facing the crypt, then turn around and cross the road. Your hint here is that you are looking for a grave with a name, that symbolizes something that one could find up in the sky. Take the last digit of Louise Hadden's birth year as coordinate B.
William A. Breyer (C)
He founded the ice cream manufacturing company "Breyer's Ice Cream". He mixed "pure ingredients" and fresh fruit to make an ice cream that made Philadelphia famous. The family began wholesale production, and eventually opened retail ice cream shops. The Frankford ice cream merchant died of small pox.
Once you have located the crypt, stand on the steps facing the door. You will notice a paved walkway that leads to your left. Follow that walkway down and directly into the row of graves across the street. Think of the following: "If you ate too much ice cream, far too fast... you would probably become one of these." Add 1 to the last digit of Edward's birth year to get coordinate C.
Catherine Drinker Bowen (D)
She wrote acclaimed biographies of John Adams, Oliver Wendell Holmes and Benjamin Franklin.
Once you find the grave site, in the cluster of marker stones. You will find one with a name that closely sounds like something good to eat. Take the 3rd digit in Henry's death year as coordinate D.
John Thompson Dorrance, Sr (E)
While working for the Campbell Soup Company, he invented method of producing concentrated canned soup. This cut the cost of cans of soup, allowing it to be accessible to the general public. Went on to head the Campbell Soup Company itself.
Once you find the crypt that houses the body of John. Go to the OTHER Dorrance crypt nearby. Peer through the window to the bottom grave on the left. Double the day portion of the death date for coordinate E.
Anna Jarvis (F)
Founder of Mother's Day. Petitioned Congress to create a holiday honoring all Mothers after the death of her own mother. President Woodrow Wilson signed Mother's Day into law in 1914. Towards the end of her life, Anna Jarvis came to detest her creation, due to the over commercialization of it by the public. She tried to fight this commercialization in the last years of her life.
Once you find the crypt, search the nearby graves for a one with a name that might suggest a "muscle bound baby fish". Subtract 5 from the last digit of the year of death for Olga as coordinate F.
Robert W. Kunzig (G)
Served as a Nurenberg War Trial prosecutor after World War II, and was the chief prosecutor of Nazi Leader Ilse Koch, who was known as the "Beast of Buchenwald".
Once you find the grave, scour the grave for the last digit of the death year for Robert W to use as coordinate G.
Alfred James Reach (H)
19th Century Baseball player, team owner and founder. Was paid a salary in 1865 to play baseball, thus becoming the first professional player in Philadelphia. Founding member of the 1876 National Association, which was the first organized baseball league. Player for the Philadelphia Athletics of the NA for 5 years. In 1883, along with John Rogers, financially backed a new baseball team in Philadelphia - The Phillies. He hired Harry Wright to manage the team. Ran a sporting goods store in Philadelphia, and was responsible for the invention of the cork-center baseball.
Once you find the Reach grave site. Just off to the left is a grave marker that would have you wanting to "reach" down and pick it up. Find the last digit of the day portion of Joseph's birth date for coordinate H.
Benjamin Franklin Shibe (I)
He was the co-owner of the Philadelphia Athletics, the first tenants of Shibe Park. Shibe's partner in Philadelphia's only American League team was Connie Mack. The Phillies did play at Shibe Park, later named Connie Mack Stadium, but only after their own park, Baker Bowl burnt in 1938.
Once you reach the Shibe grave site, nearby you will see a very unique grave maker for Rob and Mary Sanders. Take the first digit of the day portion of his birth as coordinate I.
John Batterson Stetson (J)
He learned the hat trade from his father. After his father's death he moved to St. Louis, Missouri, and worked for a brick manufacturer. When the factory and business were ruined by floods, Stetson headed west to Colorado to find his fortune in gold. His hat making skills proved useful as he used the felting process to make a superior, waterproof tent material for prospectors to use. Realizing that his fortune was not to be made in panning gold, he moved to Philadelphia in 1865 and returned to his hat making roots. His making hats in the traditional eastern style brought modest success, but the company flourished when Stetson used his practical experience in Colorado and the West in designing the "Boss of the Plains"—a cowboy hat that became the cornerstone of the J.B. Stetson Company.
Once you find the Stetson crypt... follow the path to your left down the backs of all the other crypts. Look for a tall marker which would suggest a trait that one might find in a cowboy. Look just to the right of that maker to find one with the name JUDSON. Add the last two digits of the death year together to get coordinate J.
Grover Washington., Jr (K)
Born in Buffalo, New York, he was a brilliant saxophonist most noted as one of the first musicians to bridge jazz and funk music. He is also considered by many to be one of the founders of the smooth jazz, wrote much of his own material and later became an arranger. Throughout the 1970s to 1990s, he recorded many memorable hits, including "Mr. Magic", "Black Frost", "The Best is Yet to Come" and his versions of "Take Five" and "Soulful Strut".
Once you find Grover Washington's grave site... do an about face, and cross the street an locate a grave with a VERY similar last name. Once you turn around, it is down off of to your left. On the left side of the head stone, you will find the names Paul, Louisa and Minna. The 3rd digit in the death year for Minna is the coordinate for K.
To Enjoy The Series:
Some of the caches in this series contain a clue which will help solve the puzzle to "GC2YB2J - What's at Stake? The 'Final' Stake In The Ground". In order to ensure that you have everything necessary to solve for the coordinates of the final cache, you'll pretty much have to visit all of the caches in this series. Every cache will have a nicely laminated strip of paper. The slip of paper may or may not contain a clue. Some caches may not have a clue.... some may have information relevant to the puzzle. You'll have to use your smarts to determine if the information is relevant or not.
If you correctly solve the puzzle, the coordinates can be filled in as:
N 40 15.ABC
W 075 2D.EFG
You have to find the correct coordinates for A, B, C, D, E, F and G. Only once you have gathered ALL of the REAL clues, you will be able to locate "The Final Stake In The Ground".
Oh, if you incorrectly solve the puzzle, you'll end up at "GC39761 - The Biggest Miss Stake".
Good Luck and I hope you enjoy.
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