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49 Illinois Star-The Giant Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/29/2018
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


***NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES***

This geoart is part of a nationwide project:
THE USA 50 STATE STAR GEOART celebrating every state in the USA


State Fact: The tallest man in history, Robert Pershing Wadlow, was born and raised in Alton, IL. He was 8 feet 11 inches tall. He died at age 22. At a different extreme, Robert Earl Hughes, born in Fishbook, IL, was the world's heaviest man, weighting 1041 pounds. He died at age 32 and was buried at Benville, IL.

There are 50 caches. All but the final (#50) are bison tubes. See the final for its special instructions based upon the state facts.

Find this cache by adjusting its posted coordinates
N -0.715 W -2.021

The Illinois Star is a joint project of the Peoria Area Cachers and Central Illinois Geocaching Association.

Link to CIGA

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

jbbq cbfg

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)