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MGS 2022 Summer Picnic Icebreaker Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/22/2022
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is not at the posted coordinates!

The Pfeiffer's Corner Schoolhouse is one of the few remaining one or two room schoolhouses in Howard County. It is a wooden one and one half story gabled building that measures 40' 4" x 22' 2". The building dates from the last half of the nineteenth century, possibly as early as the 1860's. After it ceased to be used as a school, it was modified as a private residence. The outhouse is a separate wooden structure, typical of the period. The building was moved in 1988 from its original location at Pfeiffer's Corner in eastern Howard County to the Middle Patuxent Environmental Area. The schoolhouse was then relocated to Rockburn Branch Park in 2003.  (Information from the Historical Marker Database, HMdb.org, and the Welcome to Rockburn Branch Park sign)

Get the coordinates by turning in your completed Icebreaker sheet at the MGS 2022 Summer Picnic or solve the following puzzle:

North 39° 12.

PQPX+FRF San Diego, CA

FV4W+93P San Juan, PR

H5JC+M28 East Swanton, OH

West 076° 46.

H9MM+5G3 Portland, OR

6Q2M+9F4 Oxnard, CA

P9M2+96F Hartford, CT

This cache has been approved by the Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Tbbtyr pna uryc. Tbbtyr cyhf fngryyvgr vzntrel.

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)