1 - Strolling Along: Murals in Sanford Mystery Cache

The final cache is NOT located at the posted coordinated. The posted coords do take you to mural 1/public parking lot, but you must solve the puzzle to learn the location of the final container. You can solve the puzzle without going to the seven stages, but coordinates are included, if you choose to look at the murals as you cache.

As you solve the puzzle, you will need to do some short math calculations on some of the stages.

If you choose to walk and see these murals, you will see many historic buildings as you stroll.

The downtown area includes many historic buildings, which currently house shops, restaurants, banks, churches, newspaper building, etc..

In the area, brick exteriors have become the "canvas" of muralists, bearing by-gone scenes of life in Sanford.

N 35 2A.BCD W 079 10.XYZ

MURAL 1:  Piedmont Blues N 35° 28.842 W 079° 10.701 Painting began in October 2022 This Piedmont Blues musical tradition mural depicts local blues guitarist Floyd Council (main focus) and regional blues musician Pink Anderson (secondary focus). Floyd Council, lived on Oakdale Street from the 1940s until his death and is buried in an unmarked grave in Moncure. During those years, Council was known to entertain guests and host young guitarists who would try – and fail – to out play him. Pink Anderson was from SC. Anderson and Council were both featured in the linear notes on the Blind Boy Fuller album called Country Blues: 1935-1940. Syd Barrett saw their names in that album. He was the front man for a London rock band, The Tea Set. Barrett changed the band’s name to Pink Floyd in 1965. (left) Progress of the mural on 10/23/2022. To be completed in approximately 8 days. (right) Pittsboro-based muralist Britt Flood A = How many letters are in Pink's last name?

MURAL 2:  ‘Off to War’ World War II Tribute N 35° 28.892 W 79° 10.705 - Completed: September 2015 This mural honors all the men and women of Sanford and Lee County who have served and protected our country, as well as those who continue to do so. B = Number of people on the platform on back of train? PLUS 4

MURAL 3: Herb Thomas and the Fabulous Hudson Hornet Tribute N 35 28.895 W 079 10.804 - Completed: October 2016 Herb Thomas was born in Olivia, NC and lived in Sanford, NC. Herb Thomas and his Fabulous Hudson Hornet were instrumental in the birth of NASCAR. Some of Herb Thomas's accomplishments: (1) inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame at Darlington, SC in 1965; (2) inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in Talladega, AL in 1994; (3) named one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998; and (4) inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, NC in 2012. C = The second number on the car. MINUS 1

MURAL 4:  "Wings" N 35 28.816 W 079 10.715 The butterfly wings are approximately 11 to 15 feet tall and are considered an “interactive” art display, as people are able to stand in front of them and take on the appearance of a giant, winged human for their social media posts. The wings are beside the “Before I die” wall, which allows downtown pedestrians to fill in a “before I die, ___________” prompt on a large chalkboard. D = The number of purple/blue dots on the left wing. MINUS 2

MURAL 5: Silent Wings N 35° 28.758 W 79° 10.700 - Completed: September 2016 This mural honors Lee Roy Perry, Frank Blalock Sr., and Edward ‘Bucky’ Williams who were glider pilots during World War II. X = On the three pictures of the men, use the number value of the 1st letter of the first name (not nickname) of the man on the left. (example A=1, B = 2, C = 3, etc.)

Mural 6: Sanford Spinners N 35° 28.719 W 79° 10.755' - Completed: May 2015 This mural honors all the athletes who played for the Sanford Spinners baseball team in the Tobacco State League during the late 1940s. The Spinners played at Temple Park, located at the corner of McIver and Seventh streets. The field and grandstand (which no longer exists) were built by the WPA. The mural was inspired by Howard Auman, who pitched the Spinners to its first league championship in 1946. Y = There are 3 words in the rhombus on the mural. Use the 1st letter of the third word. (example: A=1, B = 2, C = 3, etc.) MINUS 1

Mural 7:  Fairview Dairy N 35° 28.827' W 79° 10.550' - Completed: October 2017 The Fairview Dairy was founded in 1927 by the Yarborough family with ten cows to provide milk for all of Sanford. The current business was opened in 1930 and has been in the family ever since. This is the first 3-D mural in North Carolina. Z = Number of barn(s) plus truck(s).

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