Welcome to Cedar Springs! Another Michigan small town that has been included in a Geocaching Adventure. At the posted coordinates you won't find a cache but you will find a very interesting place to visit. Elmwood Cemetery is also known as the Cedar Springs Cemetery, and includes a monument commemorating those that served and perished in the Civil War. One of the most turbulent times in American history. As you explore this historic area, you will find service men as early as the War of 1812, through the most current engagements. Yet, another reminder that Freedom is not free and while all give some, some give all! Lest we forget!
The final coordinates to this cache can be found by completing the puzzle information below. All of this information can be found at the posted coordinates.
We're going to make some observations, and some math. Hopefully, it won't be to difficult.
To the North coordinates, add the following (.ABC)
A) How many anchors are on the East side of the monument?
B) Add the digits of the Post number together. What is your answer?
C) How many rifles is the soldier holding?
Checksum = 10
To get the West coordinates, add the following (.EFG)
E) How many letter follow the word "Jewell" and then divide by 2?
F) How many initials are in the main part of the monument, multiply this number by 2?
G) How many letters are in the last word above the initials on the main part of the monument?
Checksum = 16
Good luck and Happy Trails!
It seems my observations are not the same as the first seeker's observations, so this might help, if you can figure it out.
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This cache belongs to a small series of Adventure Caches highlighting some of the local flavor of Cedar Springs. There is also an Adventure Lab here with a Bonus Cache. You can find the Bonus cache either by completing the Adventure Lab, or using the clues that can be found in the caches in this series.
Links to other caches:
Welcome to Cedar Springs - Red Flannel
Welcome to Cedar Springs - Hometown Press
Welcome to Cedar Springs - CSBC
Welcome to Cedar Springs - Elmwood Cemetery
Welcome to Cedar Springs - CSCL
The original plan was to have each of these Mystery caches to be “Bonus” Caches to the nearby Adventure. However, you cannot have a cache dependent on another, which is dependent on another. So, I had to quickly change the plans and didn’t do enough double checking on my math, coordinates, and observations. Special thanks for Team RDC and Team Fly&Friend for their persistence and efforts to figure out what lurks in the recesses of my mind.