*** Please cache only during daylight hours ***
*** Pull into the cemetery and park on the side of the cemetery road so others can pass if needed. We figure the puzzle may take 30-45 minutes to complete.
INTRODUCTION
We solved a puzzle cache like this last year in a cemetery in WV. We liked it so much that we wanted to replicate it in this cemetery with a little twist.
The cache requires following directions, clues and using a compass. If you are using a phone, you should have a compass on it. The listed coordinates get you only to the starting point at the entrance to Park Heights Cemetery. Once at the spot, you must follow the clues provided below to find the final cache. If you get lost and would like a hint for a step, feel free to email us and we'll try to help you.
For clarification, when we say "at the stone" we mean a few steps in front of the stone looking at the side of the stone with the names and dates.
PLEASE...be considerate of the fact that you are walking among the graves in the cemetery.
START (N39 19.070, W077 36.828)
Using the coordinates given, you should see a plaque at the front gate. Note the last name of the Treasurer.
STEP 1
From the front gate, walk SOUTHWEST on the cemetery road until you are in front of a stone on the right with the same last name.
STEP 2
With your back to the stone, walk in a SOUTHERLY DIRECTION (actually on a 170 degree azimuth) until you see a stone with the same last name as an American Revolutionary War traitor.
STEP 3
With your back to the stone, walk WEST (actually on a 275 degree azimuth), crossing the cemetery road until you find a stone with the same last name as our 5th U.S. President (from 1817-1825).
STEP 4
With your back to the stone, walk SOUTH to the bench under a tree. Take a break and enjoy the shade. Nearby is a stone for a WWI hero from WV. The hero was born on May "X", 1894.
STEP 5
Now walk ("X" + 120 ) feet in a SOUTHERLY direction (actually on a 170 degree azimuth) keeping the 2 bushes to your right and the two tall grave stones to your left. Find a stone for a WWII veteran that was in the 42nd Rainbow Division. (Hint: The last name has a bit of winter in it). You will be walking up to this stone from behind, so you will need to walk to the front of the marker to see the name.
STEP 6
With your back to the stone, walk to the cemetery road. Turn right and walk along the road in a WESTERLY direction. Stop before the road turns right going back towards the entrance of the cemetery. You do not need to leave the road. On the left, find a stone with a lamb (or is that a deer?) on it. The woman shares the same first name as one of country music's biggest legends who often sang at the Brunswick Moose Lodge.
STEP 7
Facing the stone from the road, turn left and walk SOUTHEAST to the stone with four round holes. Once in front of this stone, walk backwards 13 steps. To your left is a plaque with a wonderful poem about the 9th month of the year. It made my husband miss this person he didn't even know.
STEP 8
With your back to the stone with the poem, walk 230 feet in an EAST NORTHEAST (50 degree azimuth) direction until you find a stone with the same last name as the person who played a big part in the death of our 16th U.S. President.
STEP 9
With your back to the stone, walk up to the cemetery road, turn left then walk south to the grave stone that has the symbols of love. HINT: Just in "____" you get lost, stop at this stone.
STEP 10
If you have gotten this far, congratulations! You are almost done!
Now, from the stone found in step 9, answer the questions to solve for the final coordinates:
N 39 18.ABC, W 077 36.DEF
A = Day MARSHA was born, minus one
B = Day MICHAEL died, times two
C = The number of the month they married
D = Day MICHAEL was born, times two, minus two
E = Second number in the year MICHAEL was born
F = Number of hearts on the stone
The check sum = 40
The cache you seek is a medium lock-n-lock