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Not Your Typical Cemetery Cache - William Rankin Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/23/2016
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is one of a series of cemetery hides that I have made.  These cemeteries are not your typical cemetery.  Each of these hides will be located in or within sight of a unique cemetery location.


CAUTION!!!!!! There is NO reason to get on the railroad tracks or railroad right of way to find this cache. CAUTION!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The cache is not at the posted coordinates, But would be a good place to start!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Buried here is William Rankin.  While working on the railroad laying the original track going north out of Bison, Oklahoma he suddenly passed away.  His fellow workers buried him here about 2 ¼ miles north of Bison between the tracks and the dirt road just off of U.S. 81.  Rankin’s grave is marked with a metal sign listing his name and date of death as 8-8-1888.  His headstone and foot stone are pieces of railroad track standing on their ends.

To find the cache container location you will need to answer the following question to fill in the given set of coordinates.

N36 A3.BC0

W97 5D.3EF

A = The first digit of the date located on the side of the east grave marker

B = The last digit of the date located on the side of the east grave marker

C = The number of  holes in the west grave marker x2

D = The number of  holes in the west grave marker -1

E = The number of welded lines after the date on the east marker +1

F = The 3rd digit of the date located on the side of the east marker

You are looking for a preform soda tube with a log only.

Good Luck and Happy hunting.

You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

qbja ybj

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)