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The William F. Sheffield Puzzle Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/18/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

The posted coordinates are bogus. Yes! That means the cache is NOT at the posted coordinates. If you still want to go to the posted coordinates have fun getting WET searching for: NOTHING.

You are searching for a camo painted ammo can. Hidden under pine needles not far from the trails. Please re-hide as or better than you found it so that the next person searching for it has the same experience as you did.

Mr. William F. Sheffield, a fourth generation Floridian, "Fritz" was born on June 25, 1925 in Madison, Florida, but moved to Jacksonville in 1934. He was an entrepreneur and hard worker from his early days. He sold the Jacksonville Journal on the corner of Julia and Adams Streets from the age of 9 through 11, and from the age of 11 through 18, he delivered the Florida Times Union to the Springfield area.

After finishing high school at Andrew Jackson, he served proudly in the United States Navy, where he was on the boxing team, until returning to Jacksonville in 1948. In 1962, he opened a real estate sales and land development business and proceeded to develop 37 subdivisions and to sell thousands of homes, lots and large tracts of land.

As Owner and Operator, he played a very active leadership role in the Real Estate community serving at the local, state and national levels. He was President of the Jacksonville Board of Realtors (now NEFAR) in 1976.

He was the winner of

  • B.C. Buck Memorial Trophy in 1966 presented for the most ingenious real estate transaction by the local Board;
  • Florida Association of Realtors (FAR) Kenneth S. Keys Award in 1964 and 1966,
  • District Vice President, Trustee and Chairman of the Political Affairs Committee of the FAR; over 25 years on the FAR Legislature Committee;
  • FAR and National Association of Realtors (NAR) Director;
  • President of the Florida Chapter of the Farm and Land Institute;
  • he was the Realtor Member of 2010 Advisory Land committee to the Florida Department of Community Affairs which developed a comprehensive zoning plan for Duval County;
  • 1997 NEFAR Humanitarian of the Year;
  • 2001 Presidential Lifetime Service Award (NEFAR's highest honor).

His philanthropic endeavors include a contribution to the University of Florida College of Law of more than 900 acres with John W. Lee in 1973 which was sold to the State for preservation and according to Dean Frank T. Read helped "set off the sparks that ignited the fire" which resulted in Bruton - Geer Hall. He also contributed to the University of North Florida to establish a professorship known as the William F. Sheffield Professor of Real Estate and for the William F. Sheffield outside pavilion, both at the College of Business. In 1981, he founded Green Pine Cemetery, Yulee, Florida.

The cache is located at:

N AB° CD.EFG W 0HI° JK.LMN

A = Mr. Sheffield moved to Jacksonville in 19{A}4

B = The William F. Sheffield Regional Park was aquired by the city in 20{B}3

C = The number of large ponds in the park.

DE = Mr. Sheffield retired from the United States Navy in 19{ED}

FG = Mr. Sheffield was President of the Jacksonville Board of Realtors (now NEFAR) in 19{FG} minus 1.

HI = In. 19{HI}, he founded Green Pine Cemetery, Yulee, Florida.

J = Mr. Sheffield developped {J}7 subdivisions

K = Add all the numbers to a single digit of the year he received the NEFAR's highest honor.

L = Number of letters in Mr. Sheffield nickname.

M = Add all the numbers to a single digit of the year he opened his real estate business.

N = Number of times he received the Kenneth S. Keys Award

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

arne jung rirel pnpur unf / TN Fglyr

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)