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Thurber Smokestack Multi-Cache

Hidden : 12/1/2016
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to Thurber Smokestack! you may have ben here before... but i bring another cache to life... thus you must visit again! also this smokestack is pretty darn awesome! so its worth coming back to have another look!


Here is the location of the final:

( N 32° 30.4AB W 098° 24.9C2 )

 

At stage one you will come upon a Texas historical plaque... read the plaque and answer the questions below... once you have your answer for each question... take the number on the left side of each answer and replace it with the letter given to that question... thus you can fill in the coordinates above!

 

A)  Most dynamic firm member was?

     (4) H. K. Thurber

     (2) E. L. Marston

     (7) William K. Gordon

     (8) Robert D. Hunter

 

B) Town was named for ______ , friend of T.&P. coal company founders.

     (6) Robert D. Hunter

     (2) H. K. Thurber

     (4) William K. Gordon

     (0) E. L. Marston

 

C) The coal firm changed its name to texas pacific coal and oil company and was sold in ______ to Joseph E. Seagram and sons, INC., for $277,000,000.00.

     (5) 1963

     (9) 1921

     (0) 1886

     (2) 1917

 

When all is solved... you are on your way to the final!

 

Congrats To ( Library Ladies and TxStrawberryCreek ) On FTF! :)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

qba'g yrg vg qebc

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)