Osceola County - Letters From Home Letterbox Hybrid

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LettersFromHome: The postmaster has determined these letters are no longer deliverable. They have been returned to sender.

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Hidden : 5/16/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Parking for the caches in the Letters From Home series can be found at N43 02.850 W85 48.512 (Marne), N43 07.578 W85 52.886 (Conklin), and N43 11.031 W85 56.816 (Ravenna).

Cache is not located at the coordinates listed above. See below for further details


LETTERS FROM HOME OSCEOLA COUNTY




Osceola County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2010 census, the population was 23,528. The county seat is Reed City.


Osceola County was set off on April 1, 1840, named "Unwattin County", after an Ottawa leader. The name was changed March 8, 1843, to Osceola, after the Seminole leader. It was initially attached for administrative purposes to Ottawa County. In 1855, it was attached to Mason County; in 1857, to Newaygo County; and in 1859, to Mecosta County. Separate county government was organized in 1869 with Hersey as the county seat. Reed City became the county seat in 1927.


To find the geocache, you must follow these instructions:
1. Read through the county description above. Let A = the last digit in the year the county was attached to Mecosta county. Let B =  the number of letters in the counties current name. Let C = the date of  April that the county was set off.  Let D = the last digit in the year Reed City became the county seat.
2. From the posted coordinates travel ABCD feet at a true north azimuth of 252 degrees.
3. You will find what you seek if you go rooting around.


In each geocache container you will find a stamp. Use this stamp to complete your Map of MI (related webpage above)


Remember to bring your own ink pad. No ink pads will be placed in any of the geocache containers in this series.


For more on Osceola County visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osceola_County,_Michigan


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There are 83 caches in this series. That is a lot to maintain so feel free to help by bringing along a spare bag and maybe a towel to dry out anything that gets moisture in it. Please keep the containers hidden from muggles. Thanks for playing.


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

trg gb gur ebbg bs vg

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)


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