This cache is an easy mystery cache created for the NoVaGO CANV series.
The cache is not at the listed coordinates.
You will have to gather information at the listed coordinates and perform some basic math to find where this cache is located.
The cache is located at: N 39 10.5AB W 078 09.3CD
Searching for this cache is only allowed during daylight hours.
In front of you is Abram’s Delight, built in 1754 by Isaac Hollingsworth, a Quaker, son of Abraham. Abram’s Delight is the oldest house in the city. Additions were made in 1800 to accommodate his heir’s large family. The house and 35 acres of surrounding property were eventually purchased by the city of Winchester in 1943, thus preserving the oldest house in the area even after the last Hollingsworth owner had died. It is now a historic house museum open for public visitation, and rumored to be haunted.
Mary Hollingsworth is believed to be one of the home’s ghosts, and a male apparition has been spied as well. Witnesses say that Mary knocked over vases and furniture, and made the sound of breaking glass resonate throughout the house without actually breaking anything. She has also turned on appliances, adjusted the volume of the stereo, and switched on the water. The male apparition has been seen on the front steps of the house in Quaker clothing.
The Winchester Star published an article about the ghost at Abram’s Delight on October 24, 2017 That article can be found here.
While standing at GZ you will see 2 plaques on the front of house.
For AB read the upper plaque and add 10 to the last two digits in the year. (AB=XX+10)
For CD read the lower plaque and subtract 24 from the last two digits in the year. (CD=XX-24)
You can check your solution with the solution checker on this page.
Once you get the green light it’s off to find the cache which is a short drive away.
As part of the 2020 NoVAGO series, you can earn $.50 of the cost of a NoVAGO Cache Across Northern Virginia coin for each cache in the series you find. This cache is part of that series; when you find this cache you will need to take note of the code provided as proof of the find. The cost of the coin is $15. To claim your coin you need to send a list including each cache in the series you’ve found with the date found and the associated code word to officers@novago.org