SHARP - Haynes Garrison House Mystery Cache

Welcome to “Sudbury's Historic And Revolutionary Places”... a.k.a. the SHARP Series!!!  This installment will bring you to the location of one of Sudbury’s original garrison houses that offered sanctuary and supply to the settlers during the early colonial days.

Directly adjacent to the King Philip’s Woods Conservation Land, lies what remains of the Haynes Garrison House.  A little more than 50 years after the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth, the fragile coexistence between the Wampanoag Indians and English settlers came to a crashing halt with onset of King Philip’s War.  In April of 1675, the Wampanoags launched attacks on the settlements of Sudbury, with King Philip’s army of around 1,500 braves descending upon the outnumbered settlers.
The Haynes garrison was not spared from the attacker’s fury.  The siege on the building that once stood here lasted for a day and half - and included an attempt to roll a burning wagon toward the garrison house!  The building survived the attack that day and stood until 1876.  But, today, all that remains is the foundation…

To find this cache, you will need to solve a quick field puzzle.  All the information you will need can be found on the nearby signs or etched upon the stone marker.  When you have completed your calculations, the coordinates will take you on a short, scenic walk.

Find the answers to the following questions at each of the three nearby reference points (monument. kiosk and sign):

1. A = _____  Erected by the D.A.R, October 19AK.  On monument, solve for A.
2. K =  _____ Erected by the D.A.R, October 19AK.  On monument, solve for K.
3. B =  _____ April EZBZ.  On monument, solve for B.
4. J =  _____  The Indians tried to destroy Sudbury 1C-HJ April.  On monument, solve for J.
5. C =  _____ The Indians tried to destroy Sudbury 1C-HJ April.  On monument, solve for C.
6. H =  _____ The Indians tried to destroy Sudbury 1C- HJ April.  On monument, solve for H.
7. D =  _____ Warriors attacked for more than a D6 hour period.  At kiosk, solve for D.
8. G =  _____ The house was 4Y’ long by 2X’ deep.  X – Y = G.  At kiosk, solve for G.
9. E =  _____ April EZBZ.  On monument, solve for E.
10. F =  _____ “Haynes Garrison House, 164F, SHC”.  On the small sign, solve for F.

The final is located just a short walk away at... N 42 KA.BFC, W 71 HD.GJE

Enjoy your visit!!!

Congratulations to boston brewins and kestrel76 for the co-FTF!

Please be sure to respect the foundation and the grounds while you enjoy the area!