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Behind Bars: Kentucky State Penitentiary Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/6/2022
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The Kentucky State Penitentiary is over a century old, but still stands as one of Kentucky's highest-security prisons and the site of the state execution chamber,

What is the prison's nickname...
-Ang's House (N34)
-Castle on the Cumberland (N35)
-Lake Barkley's Hogwarts (N36)
-Old Stone Walls (N37)

The Governor who got the prison approved was...
-Steve Beshear (56)
-Thomas Edison (57)
-James Longstreet (58)
-Luke Blackburn (59)

Construction began in...
-1884 (.0)
-1900 (.2)
-1908 (.4)
-1915 (.6)

The prison is located in...
-Eddyville (69)
-Frankfurt (79)
-Middlesboro (89)
-Lexington (99)

The electric chair was installed at the prison in...
-1900 (W82)
-1910 (W83)
-1920 (W84)
-1930 (W85)

Death row inmates are dressed in...
-Neon Pink (36)
-Lime Green (37)
-Scarlet Red (38)
-Royal Blue (39)

Ball & Chain use at the prison ended in...
1910 (.4)
1920 (.5)
1930 (.6)
1940 (.7)

The first female warden of Kentucky State Penitentiary was...
-RudeKoolAid (98)
-DeEdra Hart (08)
-Ella Fitzgerald (18)
-Tegan the GeoPup (28)

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fvta. Wne

Decryption Key

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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)