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FCMGT - Frederick Memorial Park Multi-Cache

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Hidden : 8/11/2017
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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This program is part of World War I and America, a two-year national initiative of The Library of America presented in partnership with The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, the National World War I Museum and Memorial, and other organizations, with generous support from The National Endowment for the Humanities.

Frederick Memorial Park is the only park in Maryland that commemorates soldiers from every American war from the French and Indian War to the Gulf War.

Stage 1 - World War I Monument

Using the information on the plaque starting with the words "THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED...", solve for the final coordinates.

A = number of words on line 3

B = number of letters in first word on line 5

C = number of words on line 2

D = number of words on line 7

E = number of letters on line 4

Checksum A+B+C+D+E = 25

Final Coordinates: N 39 2A.B9C W 077 25.0DE

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx haqre

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)