Welcome to the
Frederick Puzzler's Corner!
A monthly event to encourage puzzle solving in the geocaching community.
If you need help with a specific puzzle or puzzling topic, please make note of it in your
Will Attend log so others can prepare to assist.
Join us for the 89th in-person meeting of the Frederick Puzzler's Corner, to do some brainstorming on whatever geocaching puzzle has you stumped. This event is open to all geocachers, no matter what your statistics show. Newbies and addicts, socialites and lone wolves, mark your calendar.
If you don't like puzzles, drop in anyway - there are always interesting conversations happening!
When & Where:
Tuesday, March 5th 2nd, 2024, 6pm - 8pm
Panera Bread
1700 Kingfisher Drive, Suite 1
Frederick, Maryland
All food and beverage costs are your own responsibility, though no purchase is required.
Bring your questions and whatever tools you might need for your puzzles, including notes, scratch paper, writing instrument, and/or laptop or tablet - free Wi-Fi is available. This is an unstructured gathering, and we continue to see successes at each meeting. Maybe you'll find inspiration to create your own puzzle cache, as well.
Field trips not included. But it's a great time to plan them!
On this day in 1770, British troops fatally shot five American colonists outside the Boston Custom House in Boston, then the capital of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. A group of protesters had been harassing a guard, and in an ensuing scuffle, after one troop's gun was shot, the remaining troops started shooting without orders. This event, later referred to as the Boston Massacre, was a contributing factor to the start of the American Revolution 5 years later. (In Great Britain, it became known as the Incident on King Street.) This was not the first, nor the last, clash between colonists and the British military, which had been stationed in the area since 1768 to support crown-appointed officials and enforce unpopular Parliamentary legislation. However, it was considered one of the most significant events to turn colonial sentiment against King George III and British Parliamentary authority. John Adams had written that "the foundation of American Independence had been laid" on this day. The annual commemoration of "Massacre Day" was used to further the movement for independence. One subsequent "battle" in 1773 is known as the Boston Tea Party, probably the best known protest against unfair taxation of the era.
If you drop any trackables into this event, make sure they have all been claimed or reclaimed before you leave. We don’t want them getting lost in the muggle world!