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Providence History Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/30/2018
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Here is another edition in our puzzle series providing you history of various towns in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.


N 41° 47.TUV W 071° 23.XYZ


The area which is now Providence was first settled in June 163Z by prominent Baptist Roger Williams and other religious exiles.

During King Philip's War between Wampanoag leader King Philip and the Colonists, the town of Providence was destroyed by an Indian coalition on March 29, 16U6, one of two major Colonial settlements burned to the ground.

Providence residents were among the first to spill blood in the American Revolution during the Gaspée Affair in 17V2.

Providence residents ratified a city charter in 183T as the population passed 17,000.

Seril Dodge and his nephew Nehemiah Dodge started the manufacture of jewelry in Providence in 179Y, and jewelry was once the primary industry in Rhode Island.

By 189X, Providence's Union Railroad had a network which included over 300 horsecars and 1,515 horses.


The final cache is a winter friendly bison tube. Hope you enjoy.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)