In order to solve this puzzle cache you will need to research some history and facts about some of the various churches in Lansdale. There is no need to physically visit any of these locations, however you can if you wish to. Just so everyone knows I deliberately named the geocache from an article in the Fall/Winter 2018 "DISCOVER LANSDALE MAGAZINE" You will find this useful as all of the answers to the questions are in the magazine. You may also find the answers at DiscoverLansdale.org, or an internet search of each of the mentioned churches will also provide the necessary answers. /p>
With that being said let us get started. Coordinates are as follows:
N 40 AB.CDE W 075 FG.HIJ
This should look familiar. And since I am a nice guy I have even given you some of the numbers you will need ;)
Ok, on to the fun part. In order to solve the puzzle you will need to answer the following questions:
- "The Lansdale Schewenkfelder Sunday School Church" is located at the intersection of Main & Towamencin in Lansdale. In what year was this church built? The third digit in the year this church was built will = A.
- "Bethany Evangelical" on Green Street was founded in which year? Fourth digit from this year = B
- In what year was "The First Baptist Church of Lansdale" moved to 7th Street? Second digit of this year minus one = C
- "Holy Trinity Episcopal Church" in Lansdale, What is the adress? First digit of the adress = D
- The "Chapel at St. Mary Manor" What is thier telephone number?Digit number six in thier telephone number will = E (Technically not a history question. Just wanted to see if you are following directions :D)
- What is the adress of "First Generation Church"? The third digit in the adress number will = F (Also not a historyquestion)
- The oldest remaining church building in town, the "Lansdale Methodist Episcopal Church". In Which year was this church founded? The third digit of the year = G
- In what year was "Trinity Evangelical Lutheran" founded? The Second digit of this year minus four will = H
- In which year was the current "St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church" completed? The fourth digit of this year plus two = I
- In which year was the "Lansdale United Methodist Church" founded? The fourth digit of this year will = J
Check Sum - A+B+C+D+E+F+G+H+I+J = 45
Now with this information you should be able to find the cache. The final location may also be useful for other historical research ;) Cache has been placed with permission.