Skip to content

[Dead in Douglas] PUZZLE Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

Asgoroth: The host {Payphone} for the cache has been removed... Such is life, So is caching..

More
Hidden : 5/24/2016
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

Join now to view geocache location details. It's free!

Watch

How Geocaching Works

Related Web Page

Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer.

Geocache Description:


THE CACHE IS NOT AT LISTED COORDINATES!!!

To find the cache coordinates, answer the following:

A) What year was the first payphone installed (In Hartford, Conn.)?

  • 3 = 1875
  • 5 = 1902 
  • 7 = 1889

B) By 1902, how many pay phones were in the United States?

  • 2 = 12,000
  • 7 = 81,000
  • 1 = 54,000

Y) In what year did BellSouth announce leaving the Pay Phone business?

  • 6 = 2001
  • 1 = 1995
  • 9 = 2007

Z) When did glass telephone booths begin to replace wooden ones?

  • 4 = 1950s
  • 1 = 1940s
  • 9 = 1960s

The cache is at N 33 44.A B 4   W 084 41.Y Z 4

A payphone (alternative spelling: pay phone) is typically a coin-operated public telephone, often located in a telephone booth or a privacy hood, with pre-payment by inserting money (usually coins).

Payphone revenues have sharply declined in many places, largely due to the increased usage of mobile phones.

Now, we have a vast wasteland of Dead Ringers!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx ng eryngrq jro cntr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)