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Megatore: clearing in the area

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Hidden : 6/5/2014
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Third cache in my zip code series.


This cache is to pay homage to my wife's place of birth.  The city is rich in history, and geocaches!  Please answer the questions below to figure out the correct coordinates for the final stage.  Please do not look for the cache at the posted coordinates.  If you do, make sure you know how to swim or bring a flotation device!  As always good luck and happy hunting!!

The first known reference to the site of the current city of Chicago as "Checagou" was by Robert de LaSalle around ____ in a memoir.  The third digit in year is A   

My wife’s great great uncle was Victor Arrigo, Victor A. Arrigo (1908-1973) was a Chicago lawyer and State Representative who worked with community organizations on issues pertaining to Italian-Americans. His numerous civic activities include writing, speaking, organizational leadership and sponsoring memorial activities for noteworthy Italian-Americans. He has a park named after him in Chicago.  In that park is a statue.  Take the height of the statue and subtract five.  Call that B 

The first skyscraper in the world was completed in Chicago in ____, call the first digit C and the second digit D. 

 

According to the US Census, the height of the Chicago population was during the 1950’s.  Take the first digit the the population and call it E.  

Chicago lost the big to host the ____ summer Olympics to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  Call the first number in the year of that Olympics F. 

 

N EF B.AEF

W DC CA.0BB

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Glcvpny uvqr va gur jbbqf. ybbx sbe fbzrguvat znqr bs jbbq naq crecraqvphyne gb lbh.

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)