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A Railroad Heroine Mystery Cache

Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

A Railroad Heroine

As a child I was really into trains. Quite frankly, I still like them! One of my favorite railroad stories was of Kate Shelley, a true railroad heroine. Now you can learn her amazing story, too! 



The above listed coords are totally bogus. The coords to the final of this cache are as follows:

N 35 AB.CDE / W 085 FG.HIJ

Correctly answer each of the questions, and substitute the appropriate numbers into their respective places in the above coord set to acquire the coords to the final of this cache. You’ll be looking for an easy, park-n-grab micro somewhere close by in Ooltewah.

 

A. Where was Shelley born?

0-Ireland

5-America

3-Spain

 

B. In which state was Shelley’s childhood home?

3-Nebraska

4-Iowa

5-South Dakota

 

C. What creek ran near the Shelley home?

6-Bear Creek

9-Sweet Creek

8-Honey Creek

 

D. At about what time was a train due at the Moingona station?

1-noon

5-midnight

3-3 o’clock in the afternoon

 

E. What happened to the pusher locomotive checking the tracks for damage?

0-it crashed

1-the engineers said “hi” to Kate

2-nothing notable occurred

 

F. What did Shelley do when she learned of what happened to the pusher locomotive?

7-stayed home

0-went to go rescue them

2-none of the above

 

G. Shelley had a working lantern with her the entire time.

2-True

3-False

 

H. What major river did Shelley cross?

9-Des Moines River

0-Missouri River

5-Dakota River

 

I. Was the express train successfully stopped in time?

0-Yes

9-No

 

J. In what year did all of this happen?

6-1861

5-1871

7-1881

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