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MnSQ Pioneers of Olmsted County Multi-Cache

Hidden : 3/1/2024
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


*** The final is NOT in the cemetery ***

 

While perusing land records online I stumbled upon this cemetery on accident. It is hard to find any information about it. Most maps have it incorrectly shown a quarter mile east of here and don't even have a label. From what I can tell it is named St Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery. The most recent burial I could find was for Athalia M. Abbott who died on February 18th, 1875. There are a lot of tiny headstones that have decayed so much that they barely peek above the ground, so please be respectful.

To solve for the final coordinates of this multi, you will have to go towards a quiet corner of the cemetery. This is where the Lafortune family has come to rest. There are 4 gravestones here, and you will have to gather a number or two from each to parse the coordinates.

The cache can be found at N 43° 5A.BCD W 092° 1W.XYZ

TOMBSTONE 1 (leftmost):

A = third digit in the year they died

B = # month in which they died

TOMBSTONE 2:

C = # month in which they died

D = last digit in the number in the bottom row

TOMBSTONE 3:

W = third digit in the year they died, then minus one

TOMBSTONE 4 (rightmost):

X = # month in which they died

Y = number of letters in their first name

Z = last digit of the year they died

Additional Hints (No hints available.)