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A Swanage History Mystery Mystery Cache

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Professor Xavier: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache I am archiving it. Please note that as this cache has now been archived by a reviewer or HQ staff it will NOT be unarchived.

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Ed
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Hidden : 4/28/2019
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


To find the final cache location you will need to get the answers to the following questions, all important years in the history of Swanage.

The answers can be found online, at the Swanage Tourist Information Centre, or at the local library. Good Luck. 

 

1 The King George’s playing field was dedicated by the Urban District Council in memory of King George V on 15th May GJAG

2 The year that Swanage was first mentioned in the Anglo Saxon chronicle HEE

3 The year that the monument topped with Cannonballs on the seafront was erected by John Mowlem GHDF

4 The year that Princess Victoria (later Queen Victoria) visited the Royal Victoria Hotel GHCC

5 The year that local builder John Mowlem was born GEHH

6 The year the great globe at Durlston Country Park was completed GHHE

7 The year that the first steamer PS Lord Elgin arrived at the new Swanage Pier GHJD

8 The year that Swanage Railway was controversially closed by British Rail GJEF

9 The year that the lighthouse at Anvil Point, Durlston, was built GHHB

10 The year that the Purbeck House Hotel on the High Street was built by George Burt GHEA

Final Location is at N AB CD.DDA      W BBG AH.FBF

Checksum =

Please make sure the container is sealed correctly and replaced in exactly the same location.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Oruvaq gerrf arkg gb qenvantr punaary.

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)