Welcome to Andover, MA! This is the second cache of my series taking you to town commons. But this one is a bit harder than the other in the series in NA.
The posted coordinates are at the gazebo at the Andover Town Common. You can park in the adjacent lot. Don't bother brute forcing the final; it's within a mile and NOT at the common. To obtain the final coords, plug in the number answers to these questions. Many of the questions are related to the fallen heroes who lived in Andover. To the best of my knowledge, the answers to NONE of these questions can be found online. All the answers are scattered around the common. So go ahead and take a nice walk, and keep your eyes peeled! The difficulty rating includes the hunt for the answers. Good luck!
The final geocache is hidden at N 42 AB.CDE W 71 F.GHI.
Helen Keller visited Andover in 189# (this number minus 5= A).
A whopping 1B04 residents of Andover served in and during the Vietnam War.
C= One bench at the Common commemorates an event called “twinning” that occurred in Andover on June 2, 200C.
D= The Andover Common opened in 190D, when first trees were planted here.
E= One monument lists the names of 60 men who were killed. Which name is NOT one of them?
Julius H. Cieslik: E= 9
Thomas Ryan: E=0
Gilbert P. Hamilton: E=3
Alan F. Bjorkman: E=5
F= The American Legion, post F donated 3 benches to the Andover Common.
G= Donald W. Lee Jr. was killed at the age of 19 on Feb. 13, 195G.
H= Find "Post 2128" 's donation somewhere at the common. A small 3-digit number is written on both sides of it. Add all three digits and subtract this by 16 for H.
I= Somewhere at the common there is a large map of a significant place. The number of CITIES that are depicted on this map = I.
Once you have your correct final coords, you'll see that a short walk in the woods is required. The parking coordinates can be found on the cache page of the nearest cache.
Have fun and enjoy your walk!