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K.O.O.K. the Seventh - What's in a Name? Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/9/2021
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


The posted coordinates ARE NOT for the cache. But you can find a great place to park there.

Like all K.O.O.K. caches, the solution involves a bit of odd knowledge. If you have this knowledge, the puzzle is easy.

If you don't...<insert evil laugh here>

 

Names are important!

To find Stage 2 you must first solve the following two riddles:

Riddle #1

What do the following places have in common?

Hogum Creek, OR
Little Waterhole, OR
Burns Junction, OR
Big Flat, OR
Red Cloud Mine, OR
Thelake Post Office (historical), OR

Lateral R-4, ID

Hillcrest Spring, WY
Cirque Lake, WY

Cedar Island, NE

Greenwood Cemetery, IA

Saint Rita School, WI

Bear Creek, MI
Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, MI
Niekerk Church, MI
Nicholson, MI

Cuylerville, NY
Kilmartin Corners, NY
Town of DeRuyter, NY
Cohoes Catholic School, NY
Tully Mobile Home Park, NY
Hemlock Water Filtration Plant, NY

Daniel Webster College, NH
Hudson Police Department, NH

Atherton Meadow, VT

Saint Francis School, MA
Haverhill Public Library, MA

Riddle #2

Now do the same for these:

Northern Pines Campground, MI
Richland Station (historical), MI
Portage Station Fire Department 1, MI.

Jadden, IN
Oak Chapel, IN

Dale Hollow Dam Recreation Area, TN
Swakkiws School, TN

Mains Gap, AL
Alabama State Troopers Troop K, AL

Sweetwater Creek, FL

The solutions will lead you to a tag with the coordinates to the cache.

The solution checker will confirm Stage 2 coords - NOT the cache coords.

Additional Hints ()

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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