Welcome to York Mills!
"York" refers to the former Town of York which has evolved into our City of Toronto. And, "Mills" refers to three Grist and Saw Mills (definition) that setup shop along the nearby West branch of the Don River.
These Mills would use the nearby water power to cut wood and grind cereal grains into flours.
The first Grist and Saw Mill was opened in 1804 by Samuel Heron and closed in 1926 when then owner George Pratt closed up shop. This Mill was physically located just East of Yonge Street and a bit South of today's York Mills Road.
York Mills was certainly a busy place during this period of industry. It included a distillery, a tannery, a blacksmith shop, three churches, a school, a post office, a toll gate and the Jolly Miller Tavern which is still standing today at 3885 Yonge Street.
This two-stage geocache will start you at a Historical Plaque which details a little more of the rich history of York Mills. Then you will follow the footsteps of Samuel Heron to find the cache.
Use the information at the posted coordinates to answer the below questions in order to get the final coordinates.
N 43° 44.ABC
W 079° 24.XYZ
A = Count the number of lines of text in the paragraph that is missing a period at the end of it
B = Add together the last two digits of the year Prohibition ended
C = The digital root of the year the Jolly Miller Tavern was built
X = Count the number of chimneys you see on the plaque
Y = Multiply the number of "workers cottages built" by 3
Z = Add 1 to the "number of years later" that the Arnold mill property was bought
You can validate the final coordinates here.
Please place micro back exactly as found so others can enjoy the same challenge.
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