The Mystery of the Golden Triangle-Lowndes co. Mystery Cache
The Mystery of the Golden Triangle-Lowndes co.
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The Golden Triangle is an area in East Central Mississippi. It encompasses Clay, Lowndes and Oktibbeha counties. The major cities in these counties are West Point, Columbus and Starkville. To complete this challenge you will have to find the 3 caches listed below. Each of the 3 county caches have a clue to the final. You will need to write down the clue. After you have found the 3 county caches you will have the information you need to find the final. I will tell you the final is located in one of the 3 counties. If that's not enough info to find it then I suggest finding the other 3 first.
****READ ****** Container has been changed to a hanging preform. Info needed is in the preform with the logsheet. Please be sure to return it to preform.
To get the coordinates for this cache you must answer the questions below.
A- Lowndes County was created by act on what date?
B- The county seat of Lowndes County is Columbus. What year was Columbus incorporated?
C- Decoration day has become an annual event in Columbus. This is where a group of ladies place flowers on the graves of soldiers killed in the civil war. What year did this tradition in Friendship Cemetery start?
D- Columbus most famous citizen was Tennessee Williams. He was born in Columbus on what date?
E- Who was Lowndes County named for?
F= The first county court convened in Columbus on what date?
G- The first house built at the present site of Columbus was built by Dr. Gideon Lincecum,what year was it built?
H- According to the twelfth United States census of 1900,how many farms were in Lowndes County?
Actual coordinates are 33 2A.BCD 088 2E.FGH
A= Third digit in the year plus 6
B= Second digit in the year
C= Third digit in the year minus 6
D= Number of letters in month plus 2
E= Number of letters in first name minus 1
F= Second digit in the day of the month
G= Third digit in the year plus 6
H= Last digit in number minus 4
Related caches:
The Mystery of the Golden Triangle - Oktibbeha County
The Mystery of the Golden Triangle - Clay County
The Mystery of the Golden Triangle There is a clue in each of the county caches which will lead you to this final stage of the cache.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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