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Early Pioneers of Liberty County Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/25/2024
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Abshier Cemetery

This out of the way cemetery is home to the Abshier & Weed Families. They were early pioneers into Liberty County from Louisiana. This small  well maintained cemetery, originally solely the resting place of Lucinda Abshier Higginbotham, is now 3 acres and is over 170 years old.

An easy on-site puzzle using the historic plaque to get the coordinates.

N 29° 54.ABC' W 94° 37.XYZ'

Use the following clues to find the numbers to replace letters above

A= Number of letters in word 1 of line 4 of first paragraph.

B= The second number in line 3 of first paragraph.

C= The last number in the date in the first line of paragraph 4.

X= Number of letters in Hannah Abshier's maiden name. 

Y= Number of letters in word 3 of line 5 of third paragraph.

Z= Lucinda Abshier Higginbotham died in June 18___2.

 

Please be respectful of the area and of course only daylight caching here. 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)