In 1850 local business man, Jason Gould, named the village of Cobden after Richard Cobden, a member of British Parliament, whom he admired. Cobden was one of the principal members of the Anti-Corn Law League whose goal was to establish a fully free-trade economy and thus decrease the price of basic food products (such as bread and agricultural produce), to enhance the performance of agriculture and industry, and to create stronger commercial relations - supposedly the guarantors of peace - with other nations.
The cache is not at the posted co-ordinates. In order to find the cache you will need to answer the following questions about Richard Cobden. Cache can be located at N 45° 3a.bcd W 076° 5e.fgh
A = date in June 1835 which he began his tour of eastern USA and Canada
B = digital root of the year he became MP for Stockport
C = Cobden was 6C when he died
D = day in June when Cobden was born
E = digital root of how many children his parents had
F= on his death, how many surviving daughters did he leave
G = digital root of the year he died
H = digital root of the year Cobden’s son died
You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.
Please don't attempt to access the cache from Highway 17. I have provided parking co-ordinates on Astrolabe Road, where you can find the start of a walking trail that will lead you straight to the cache.