This cache is part of the NH State Geoart Series. The coordinates are fake; you must solve the puzzle below to obtain the final coordinates. The caches are placed along the 14.8 mile, dirt Bog Dam Road (also known as the Kilkenny Loop Road) in Berlin, NH. The dirt road is is in great shape, but the road is gated from the end of November to the beginning of May. Check the WMNF website for road closure. Note that all the caches are winter friendly and within 20' of the road – easy P&Gs.
Smallest Towns of NH
Ellsworth, located in the center of Grafton county, is the second smallest town in NH. It originally was known as Trecothick, after Barlow Trecothick, a Bostonian who moved to London. The name of the town was changed to Ellsworth in 1802, in honor of Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth. The first census of the town, in 1880, reported 47 residents and the census of 2010 hasn't changed much, the town boasted 83 residents for a density of 3.9 per square mile.
The puzzle: 44 25.97Z 71 18.958
The first census of the town occured in 18Z0