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SQ - Commerce Village Burying Ground Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 11/3/2015
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is not at the posted coordinates.  In order to get the coordinates for this cache, you need to visit the cemetery and complete the field puzzle below.

The SQ in the cache name above signifies Spirit Quest, a project to distinguish those caches that are set in cemeteries or memorial gardens. Please be respectful of the area and observe their rules and posted hours.  Michigan law states that you are only permitted to visit cemeteries from dawn to dusk throughout the state, unless other hours are posted.

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At the posted coordinates, you will see a Michigan Historical Site sign for the Commerce Village Burying Ground.  Use the information on the sign to get the numbers for the cache coordinates.

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The cache is hidden at N 42 35.ABC W 083 28.DEF

 

A= last digit in the year the village of Commerce Township was platted

B= veterans from how many "major military conflicts" are buried here

C= second digit of the year that most burials were relocated to this site

 

D= last digit of the number of varieties of trees and shrubs in the cemetery

E= second digit of the year the township took ownership of the cemetery

F= first digit in the number of listed "popular nineteenth century funerary motifs" that can be found in the cemetery

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The cache is a preform soda bottle - bring your own pen!

Additional Hints (No hints available.)