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Nevada's Birthplace Mystery Cache

Hidden : 9/21/2014
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to the Carson Valley, Nevada's Birthplace.

This is a relatively simple "Solve in the Field" puzzle.


At this location you should see a State Historical Marker, read the marker and answer the following questions to solve for the physical cache.

N38° 59.ABC W119° 46.DEF

 

A = What is the sum of the fourth digit in the year listed in the second sentence added to the number of letters of the last word on the marker?

B = The third digit in the year Mormon Station was settled.

C = The number of letters in the last word shown in the description of the marker?

D = What is the sum of the third digit of the second year listed at the top of the marker added to the number identified in the title that the community can lay claim to?

E = What is the sum of the two digits listed before the word emigrants?

F = What is the result of subtracting the first digit from the fourth digit of the second year listed in the description of the marker?

Your checksum = 38

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

.ch xbby ,onet qan xenc ynpvclg ehbl gbA

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)