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Illinois Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 11/1/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is another in a series of caches that will hopefully be fun and

educational for the entire family.

The final location for the cache will be on a city street or county road

named for a particular state.
 

There is no cache at the listed coordinates.


Lets start with some fun facts about Illinois

The state motto is: State Sovereignty, National Union.
The world's first Skyscraper was built in Chicago, 1885.
Abraham Lincoln's first public office was as postmaster of New Salem, Illinois.
Illinois was the first state to ratify the 13th Amendment to the Constitution abolishing slavery. 1865
Metropolis the home of Superman really exists in Southern Illinois.
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (and home to a great geocache)--most sophisticated prehistoric native civilization north of Mexico

For this state, you only have to answer four questions! Then plug your answers into the coords below.

A – Illinois is _10 miles wide.

B – The first McDonalds opened in 19_0.

C – The Chicago Cardinals football team moved to St. Louis in 195_.

D – How many US Presidents have been elected president while living in Illinois?

The final cache (which is a medium size pill jar) is located at:

N37 06.A B C

W093 A C.D C C

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fgrry cbfg

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)