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Colonel Anderson Multi-Cache

Hidden : 4/10/2016
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is a short, 2-stage multi at the former home and final resting place of Colonel Richard C. Anderson. Colonel Anderson was an American Revolutionary War patriot and aide to Lafayette himself. Anderson was wounded at the siege of Trenton and Savannah, was captured at Charleston, and fought at Yorktown. His first wife was Elizabeth Clark, sister of General George Rogers Clark and his 2nd wife was Sarah Marshall, cousin of Chief Justice John Marshall.

The listed coordinates will lead you to a monument and markers dedicated to Col. Anderson and his relatives. Here you will find the information to determine the location of the final stage.

The cache is located at; N 38 14.ABC W 085 34.DBE

Where;
A = last digit of the year Hugh Roy was born
B = the day in April that Matthew was born
C = last digit of the year Lt. Col Richard C. Anderson was born
D = # of letters in Charles's fathers first name
E = 2nd digit of the year Charles (of Goldmine, VA) died

The cache is a whizbang with log only.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pbeare cbfg bs srapr

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)