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West Saint John History Lesson Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 8/17/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Cache is not at the listed co-ordinates. To find the correct co-ordinates you must take a history lesson about West Saint John. This is my first puzzle cache - so go easy on me!! lol

N 45 AB.CDE W066 FG.HIJ West Saint John was previously known as the following communities of Carleton, Bayshore, Lancaster, Fairville, Randolph and Milford. This area holds much history for the city of Saint John. Let's take a little walk through some of the centuries of West Side History. A - Carleton Martello tower was built to protect the city for which war? Use the first number. B - What year did Lancaster amalgamate with Saint John? Use the third number minus 1. C - What is the year the first patient was moved to the Provincial Lunatic Asylum on the west side? Use the forth number minus 6. D - What year was the Reversing Falls Suspension Bridge completed? First digit plus second digit minus third digit plus forth digit. E - What year was Moosehead Breweries founded? Third digit F - What year was Fort Charnisay constructed? Last digit minus 5. G - The Loyalists settled in the community of Carleton in what year? Third digit minus forth digit. H - Joseph Coram of Carleton, led the Orangmen's parade to Irish Catholic York Point in what year? Last digit minus 2. I - Irving Nature Park covers how many hectares? Second digit plus third digit. J - What year did T. S. Simms move from Portland, Maine to West Saint John to form a partnership of Murphy, Simms and Company ? Last digit plus 4. Check your solution

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Qvq guvf yrffba oevat nalguvat gb yvtug?

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)