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 11.1AB W 078 09.6CD
Searching for this cache is only allowed during daylight hours.
Of all the buildings throughout the city impacted by the Civil War, the biggest impact was possibly on this building which was constructed in 1840 as the Frederick County Court House. The building served as a hospital and, after the Third Battle of Winchester, a prison for captured Confederates. Many of the scars left on this building including the graffiti left on the walls by soldiers from both sides have been preserved. The building has also been the scene of some rather intense spiritual activity.
Some spiritually sensitive passersby have witnessed gray forms huddled in the building’s courtyard where Confederate prisoners were kept. In the old courtroom, voices have been heard ranging from faint whispers to obnoxious shouting and the cries of the wounded that once crowded this space. During the building’s renovation, workers had tools and equipment moved. Three workers walked off the job when scaffolding was moved from one side of the room to another during a lunch break.
When standing in front of the building you will see 2 plaques to the left, one large and one small.
For AB read the large plaque.
What year was Colonel Washington elected to a second term as Burgess from Frederick County?
Using the last two digits of this year subtract 1 (XX-1=AB)
For CD read the small plaque.
What is the registration number?
Add 34 to this number (XX+34=CD)
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, then walk away.
The code for this cache is on the wayside marker near GZ.
The code is the year of the campaign.
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 (read the description) 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