Historical Figure: David Davis Mystery Cache
Historical Figure: David Davis
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The cache is located in Evergreen Cemetery & is NOT at the posted coordinates.
This quest will bring you to the Evergreen Cemetery in Bloomington. The posted coordinates will take you to the gravesite of David Davis and his family. You will need information from the monument to calculate the coordinates for the final cache location. Here is the information you need:
The year David Davis passed away = ABCD
The year his wife Sarah was born = EFGH
The day that Davis was born = J
The day his son George was born = K
L = C - B
M = E + H
The final coordinates are N40 2F.KAL W088 5J. LDM
David Davis was a lawyer, a politician, a distinguished jurist and businessman. He was born in Maryland, educated at Kenyon College in Ohio, and studied law at Yale University. He settled in Bloomington, where he began practicing law. David Davis was a friend, mentor and campaign manager for Abraham Lincoln. As President, Lincoln appointed Davis as United States Supreme Court Justice. Davis also served a single term as U.S. Senator from Illinois. He retired from the Senate and spent the remainder of his life at Clover Lawn, the Victorian-style mansion he had built as a residence for his wife, Sarah Davis, who wanted to remain in Bloomington rather than move to Washington, D.C.
Davis had the distinction of being the largest landowner in Illinois. At his death, his estate was valued at between four to five million dollars which was a huge fortune in his day.
You are searching for a small sized cache with room for small trackables. Please bring your own writing utensil and please be respectful of the cemetery while visiting.
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