HISTORY SERIES
This cache is part of a eleven cache series based on local history. Featuring both locations and people. To sign the eleventh log, you will need to collect the codes from the first ten caches.
John Hickman was a Second Class Fireman in the Union Navy during the American Civil War, where he earned the Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor. Hickman was born in Blair County, Pennsylvania and lived in the county his entire life.
He entered service in the US Navy from Pennsylvania, and eventually rose to the rank of Second Class Fireman. He served on board the USS Richmond. On March 14, 1863, he committed the act that would merit him the Medal of Honor. His ship was hit and damaged by a sx inch solid rifle shot which shattered the starboard's safety valve chamber and port safety valve. the ship was forced to withdraw. The steam room was filled with hot steam. After realising the ship was in danger of exploding, Fireman, Joseph Vantine, John Hickman, First Class Fireman, Matthew McClelland, and Fireman First Class John Rush, wrapped wet cloth around their faces and entered the hot steam room to haul out the fires. Their actions saved the ship, and led to each of them being awarded a Medal of Honor.
Civil War Sailor:
This is a two stage multi where you will collect clues from stage 1 to locate stage 2/final. The container at stage 2 is a preformed tube that is roughly 6 inches tall and a quarter size in diameter. The code can be found on the outside of the container and on the logsheet.
The Posted Coordinates will take you to John Hickman's grave site.
Final Coordinates are N40 29.6AB W78 23.4AC
A= The day(number) that Hickman was Born.
B= The day(numbers) that Hickman died. (Add those two digits together to get B)
C= The last digit of the year of his death PLUS 5.
CHECKSUM: A + B + C = 17