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UNT Points of Interest - Normal Building Multi-Cache

Hidden : 4/28/2021
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The Normal Building was the first building on the UNT campus. It no longer exists, but there is a historical plaque to remember it. This multi cache uses this plaque, so go ahead and start reading to learn more about the old building. 

The final cache is located at N 33 12.ABC W 97 08.XYZ

A - What is the third digit of the first year listed in the main text of the plaque?

 

B - “The 1900-01 catalog describes an ‘elegant structure made of brick and stone’”. What type of grove was this structure in?

Elm - 8

Oak - 1

Mesquite - 6

Willow - 3

 

C - Who equipped the building with a bell?

Joshua C. Chilton - 1

Mean Joe Greene - 3

W.H. Long - 7

Mary Ardens - 9

 

X - The Main Building had been erected in 1904 on the site of which current building?

The CVS across the street - 6

The Pohl Recreation Center - 7

The Language Building - 8

The Auditorium - 9

 

Y - W.H. Long reportedly lost a lifetime collection of how many species? Use the first digit of this number.

 

Z - What is the last digit on the plaque?


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Congratulations to beatnik59 for the First to Find on this one!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Nyy gur vasb vf ba gur fvta

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)