THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES
This is one cache in a series of 10 being placed in honour of the Dewey Decimal System. (They are not being released in numerical order.) You can take the girl out of the library, but you can't take the library out of the girl! Each cache has a theme, which is reflected in the Dewey number it has been given. I am not assigning cutter numbers or subject headings. ;)
355 is the Dewey number for Military Science. This whole puzzle is devoted to Canadian Military history, as seen through the eyes of some wonderful history plaques in the community of Griesbach. I highly encourage you to take your time and walk or bike through the area to take a look at the numerous plaques not included in the puzzle!
To find this cache, you must answer the following questions in order to find the right coordinates. All answers can be found on the plaques at the waypoints provided (both in the text below and as Waypoints). I'll start you off by telling you it's at N53 AB.CDE and W113 FG.HIJ
Begin at the posted coordinates. Look at the plaque about Janet Griesbach and find the following digit:
G: The second digit of the year of her wedding to William Griesbach.
Head east about 1 block to N53 36.481 W113 29.664 for the answers to D and F:
D: In what decade was William Antrobus Griesbach was born?
F: Which unit of the Canadian Mounted Rifles did he serve with in the South African War?
Now you'll head south and a little east to N53 36.292 W113 29.559
C: The last digit of both years on the Valour Way plaque. [Until the plaque is replaced, use the digit 0 for letter C]
Bonus if you want to read about the Leeds certification of the community!
The roads get a little twisty and strange as you make your way back a bit west to N53 36.234 W113 29.748
H: Number of days it took to gain control of Ortona.
Continue west to N53 36.194 W113 30.009
B: Decade that the Canadian peace keeping mission in Cyprus began.
Next you'll be travelling south on Gault to N53 36.149 W113 29.839
J: The middle digit of the number of kilometers of fixed bridges were built using the Bailey system.
Bonus if you want to read more about military engineers.
Continue South - at this point, if you are driving, it might be easiest to leave your car somewhere safe and finish on foot. It can be difficult to stop safely at the next points, starting with N53 36.120 W113 29.787
E: The last digit of the year Andrew Hamilton Gault lost his leg.
To your right a few steps, look at the information for the Loyal Edmonton Regiment.
A: Last digit of the year the Loyal Edmonton Regiment was deployed to Sicily and Italy.
Look behind you now at the 2 Honour Rolls that border the stairs. On each one there are a number of vertical plaques. For I, there is room for how many pairs of plaques on each Honour Roll? (Please take a moment to thank them for their sacrifice.)
You should now have the coordinates for the final! Please replace exactly as found so it remains safe from the weather and muggles. If you're here in the spring/summer/fall, enjoy the wildlife! A great variety of birds come to the storm pond, and they're wonderful to watch.
Winter cachers: The cache itself should be obtainable all year, however the plaques can be hard to read without some scrapping of snow and ice. Come prepared!