The Old and The New Mystery Cache
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This cache is a two part Puzzle (x<.1)
The first part has no physical container.
While at the first coordiante you must answer a series of questions related to the old post office which you are standing in front of.
You MUST visit the 1st set of coordinates to be able to answer the questions!
The container is a small Camouflage Bag.
There are NYS Scratch off tickets and stamps inside for the First to Find!
The Old and The New!
Sayville's post office opened on March 22nd 1837 and until the towns people had gathered together to name the Post Office the town of Sayville hadn't had a name. It had been informally known as "over south".
During this meeting to decided the name Edwardsville and Greensville tied in a vote, but one person has suggested Seaville as the name, which was their final decision. The town clerk at the time was unsure of how to spell sea so he returned home and looked in the Bible. The Bible he used for reference was an old edition from England, which spelled Sea and Say. Therefore he sent the request for the town to be called Sayville to DC.
When the town realized the mistake they protested the name and asked for it to be renamed Seaville. The Postmaster General at the time refused though, stating there were already many Seavilles but no Sayvilles. Therefore the name stayed. Some of the old Bibles from then even had the town name spelled as Saville.
The coordinates posted will take you to the location where the original Post Office stood.The building which is still there looks a lot like it had back when it was first build. Before this building had been built mail had been collected at a residence house and then transported to Babylon for distribution. It is said that the towns people were so happy to have the new Post Office that they actually threw a dancing party at its location. The post office outgrew its size in 1962 and was then moved to its current location on Greene Avenue.
Puzzle:
The coordinates to the cache location can be determined by answering the following questions. (Replace the letters in the coordinates with the numerical answers from the questions below.)
N AB° AA.CCA
W DE° BF.BGH
1. The second number of the numerical address of the building you are standing at will replace the letter F.
2. The number of doors on the front of this building will replace the letter E.
3. The number of steps in front of this building will replace the letter A.
4. The number of letters in the first word of the store name that currently resides here will replace the letter D.
5. The 2nd number of the numerical address of the Pizza Place across the street will replace the letter B.
6. The number of drain pipes on the building will replace the letter C.
7. The third and fourth number of the year this building was build will replace the letters G and H respectively.
Once the final cache has been found if you look to your left you will be able to see the current Post Office for the town of Sayville!!!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Gur Fdhver jvyy jngpu bire guvf pnpur.
Treasures
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