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Ole Rolvaag's Writing Cabin at Heritage Park Multi-Cache

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Prairie Hound: The buildings and historical markers have been moved to new locations, and site will be turned into a hockey rink.

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Hidden : 10/20/2019
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Congratulations to BruceAF for the FTF!!!

Cache is not located at the posted coordinates.

This two stage multi-cache begins in Heritage Park at Augustana University. Heritage Park is a collection of historic Great Plains buildings dating from the late 19th to early 20th century.

Stage one is a virtual stage. You will need to use the information found on the historical marker at the posted coordinates to answer the questions below and figure out the coordinates for the second stage.

Stage two is the final location. You will be looking for a micro container.

Please use the following formula to obtain coordinates for the second and final stage.

NOTE: Questions are listed in order of appearance on the historical marker. Use care to match the letters correctly.

N 43º 31.ABC W 096º 44.DEF

F.    What year was Ole born? Use the last number.
D.    What year did Ole die? Use the last number.
B.    What year did Ole move into the cabin? Use the last number and subtract 1.
A.    On what date in September did Ole write a letter to his wife? Subtract 1.
C.    In what year did Part 1 of the novel appear in Norway? Use the last number and multiply by 2.
E.    A translation of Part 1 and Part 2 was published in what year? Use the last number and subtract 7.


You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.


Additional Hints (No hints available.)