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A History of Yale...But Wait!, There's More.... Mystery Cache

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gurldawg: Hear the murals may be taken down for repair to the wall for an unknown length of time. Thanks to all who took the time to do this cache.

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Hidden : 7/3/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

**Final cache is located about 1 mile from posted coordinates**


This cache brings you to the City of Yale, MI in St. Clair County. It was founded on Mill Creek as Brockway Centre and honoring Yale University it was renamed Yale on June 24, 1889. It was incorporated as a village in 1895 and a city in 1905.

The final cache can be found at:

N43 07.ABC

W082 4D.EFG

 

A = How many bulldogs are on the murals?

B =How many years did Brockway Centre exist before being renamed in 1889? Use the first digit of that number.

C = How many eagles appear on all the murals? That number minus 7.

D = An annual event takes place in Yale which was established in 1989. How many letters are in the meat of this word?

E =Yale celebrated its centennial in 2005. Use the 1st digit of the population of the beginning of the centennial minus 3.

F = The number of cows that appear in the forefront of one mural minus 5.

G= The last digit of the year every business had water supplied.

How many muggles have asked you what you were doing? Ok, this isn’t really a clue!

 

It is not necessary to physically remove the container from it's location. We hope you enjoy the puzzle!

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Congrats to Team Namthcof for a very well earned FTF! Apologies for the error and thanks for being so gracious about it!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Bss n genvy. Lbh znl jvfu gb hfr zr gb yvtug lbhe jnl ohg cyrnfr yrnir zr oruvaq!

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)