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Laureldale Cemetery Tour Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/23/2017
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to Laureldale Cemetery. You will be taking a tour to various stops around the cemetery to collect information needed to solve for the final coordinates.

All of the stops on the tour are things that I found to be the most interesting. While you are here, pay your respects to those who have left us and as always absolutely no night caching.

There are 16 waypoints you will be visiting. The coordinates for the waypoints are listed in the waypoint section. At each stop, you will collect information which will be used to calculate the coordinates to the final cache-an ammo box.

Enjoy the tour!

Letter A: Tower Of Memories

A large war memorial tower stands in the middle of the cemetery. There are dedications to both the men and women of Berks County who served. This will be a two part question.

Men Of Berks County: Giving their full measure of ________ (Number of letters in missing word).

Women Of Berks County: Who, in war and ______ (Number of letters in missing word).

A=Men plus Women

Letter B: Eternal Gift To The Birds

Here is a man who has given the birds a place to bathe. On his headstone there is an image of a golf course.

B=The hole number on the flag

Letter C: Fenced In

In life, people usually build fences to keep their unwanted neighbors away. Could it be that these people do not like their cemetery neighbors? There are different symbols depicted on this headstone.

C=The total number of symbols on the headstone

Letter D: Among The Hedges

A family has its own plot hidden among the hedges. Find the headstone for Fred G. Jr.

D=Last digit in the year of death of Fred G. Jr.

Letter E: Miniature Archway

A small scale archway sits in a corner of the cemetery in remembrance of a man. His last name is on the archway.

E=Number of letters in his last name

Letter F: Superhero

This man was a very big fan of a particular superhero. Which superhero logo decorates his headstone?

Batman (F=0)

Captain America (F=1)

Superman (F=2)

Spiderman (F=3)

Letter G: Flutter By

This family seems to have loved butterflies as they have some decorating their headstone.

G=The number of butterflies on the headstone

Letter H: Jesus Watches Over

A statue of Jesus stands watching over some of the nearby graves. There are small stone benches near the statue.

H=The number of stone benches. Make sure to include all benches even the one that is currently taken apart.

Letter I: A Walk To Remember

Here is a small stone staircase that is the beginning of the walkway to the Tower Of Memories. It was really neat to start here and walk through the trees to get to the tower. There is a year on the staircase.

I=Third digit in the year

Letter J: Reflection On Life

A large family tomb with a quote looking back on life.

J=Three things were denied. Hopes, wants, and ________. J is the number of letters in the missing word.

Letter K: Cruisin' Through The Afterlife

A headstone for a man who must have loved cars. There is a license plate on the front of the car depicted.

K=Number of letters in the word on the license plate.

Letter L: Man's Best Friend

A man and his wife have an animal watching over their graves. Find Donald Walley.

L=Third digit in his year of birth

Letter M: Dedication To His Wife

A large headstone for a man and his wife. The husband has a beautiful dedication on it to his wife. There is also Bible scripture.

M=The verse number of the Bible scripture

Letter N: Yogi's Relative

A headstone dedicated by a family to their daughter. There is an inscription on the bottom

N=Number of letters in the first word of the inscription

Letter O: They Inspire Us

A headstone of a man who was the Pennsylvania state teacher of the year during his life. His headstone has a large stone jar on it.

O=The last digit in the year he was the PA state teacher of the year.

Letter P: All Aboard!!

A headstone for a man and woman who loved trains. Look at Jeffrey L.

P=First digit in the year he died


Final Coordinates: N 40 2(M-G).(A-E)[(K+C)-8][(D+I)+4] W 075 5[(J-P)+1].[(B-F)-9][(N+L)-2][(H+O)+2]

Checksums:

North: M+G+A+E+K+C+D+I=51

West: J+P+B+F+N+L+H+O=28


Remember that even if your checksums are correct, there are some extra regular numbers to add/subtract as noted in the final coordinate formula. Do not forget them.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onfr bs gerr

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)