Bibliocache Multi-Cache

When you ask most people in Paintsville, Kentucky, who the city’s most notable people are, most will name Chris Stapleton, Loretta Lynn, Crystal Gayle, John C.C. Mayo, or Jenny Wiley.  Others may say F.M. Stafford (and family), Hylo Brown, Paul B. Hall, Tyler Childers, Willie Blair, or Johnnie LeMaster.  However, a very important person to the history of Paintsville that rarely, if ever, gets mentioned is Henry Dixon.

In 1812 Henry bought land on Paint Creek at auction, and in 1814 he built the first house in Paintsville on the west end of town and north of what is now Third Street. 

In 1834 Paintsville was established as a town after Henry laid out and sold lots from the land he owned. 

Henry and his wife are buried in what is known as the Old Town Cemetery in Paintsville.  This cemetery has also been called Dixon Cemetery because the very land it is on is part of Henry’s land he bought at auction then laid out the town on. 

While the more well-known people from Paintsville and Johnson County are very important to our county and city, Henry Dixon is responsible for establishing Paintsville. He should be noted as one of Paintsville’s most-notable people! 

   Go to the first set of coordinates and find the marker.  Use this marker to answer the questions below.  The numbers you get will give you coordinates to locate the physical cache which is not far away.  

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Answer these questions using the marker at the first set of coordinates.  Place each number in order using the above format to get the coordinates for the physical cache.  

            North 

1.  The number of 7's in the last line on the marker.
2.  The number of letters in the alternative spelling of his last name.
3.  The last number in his year of birth.
4.  The number of letters in his title.
5.  The number of letters in the last word of line 3.
6.  The last number in the year Henry and Joyce were married.
7.  The last number in Joyce's year of birth.

            West

1.  The number of letters in the last word of line 3.
2.  The number of F's in line 2.
3.  The last number of his year of birth.
4.  The 2nd number of the year in which he migrated to Kentucky.
5.  The number of letters in Henry and Joyce's last name.
6.  The last number in the year Henry and Joyce were married.
7.  The number of photos on the marker.

Be careful for muggles!  At certain times of the day (usually business hours), this cache will be tricky to get without muggles seeing you, so stealth is needed. 

We do have permission to place this cache where it is!