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HONK #4 - New Kent Trivia Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/30/2018
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

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Welcome to the History of New Kent GeoTrail (aka HONK)

HONK#4 – New Kent Trivia

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CACHE AVAILABLE DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS ONLY - DO NOT TRESPASS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY

Congratulations to npglenn for FTF!!

Answer the questions below and solve the math equation to determine the actual coordinates.

N 37 31.XXX W 077 09.YYY

A. By act of the House of Burgesses, New Kent became the twelfth county in Colonial Virginia in what year?
B. Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, the First-First Lady, was born in New Kent County on what month/day (MMDD)
C. The C&O Railway was constructed through New Kent County in what year?
D. The USS New Kent was a Haskell-class attack transport built and used by the US Navy in World War II. When was this ship launched? (MMDD)
E. Letitia Christian Tyler, born in New Kent, married John Tyler (10th US President) in what year?
F. In what year was Interstate 64 constructed through the middle of New Kent County?

XXX = ( A + B - C) - 104

YYY = ( F - D ) + √(F - E + 69)

 

Permission granted by New Kent County Parks and Rec Permit # 015

 

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)