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Big Names of Cleveland - 5 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/26/2024
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


The cache IS NOT at the posted coordinates.  If you attempt to search for it at the posted coordinates you will be very disappointed,

Cleveland Ohio has been the home of many famous people. Very many good people and a few not so good people. 

This is one of the not so good people.

To obtain the final coordinates you need to determine the name of this important Cleveland person and answer some math problems.

I am man.
I am no longer living.
I am of Irish descent.

My mother died three days after I was born
I lived in Parmadale orphanage for a while when my father couldn't take care of me.
Because of trouble with my father and step-mother, I lived with my grandparents in Collinwood.
I was an alter boy a the St. Jerome Catholic school.
I also attended St. Ignatius High School until I was expelled.

I served in the USMC.
In 1961 I became the president of the local International Longshoremans Association.
I was an FBI informan and my codename was "Mr. Patrick".
I ran a crew of Irish-American gangsters called, "The Celtic Club"
My cremated remains are allegedly buried at Calvary Cemetary.
The movie The Irishman is about my life in Cleveland.

You can find the final at:

N 41 26.ABC
W 81 36.DEF

A = The cross sum of the year I was born divided by 8. 
B = The single digit cross sum of the year I died minus 1.
C = The cross sum of my age when died minus 3.

D = The number of children I fathered.
E = The cross sum of the year I was expelled from Collinwood High School divided by 4.
F = The cross sum of the street number of my residence in 1975 that was bombed minus 16.

I was provide the coordinates of the alleged burial spot as a reference point if anyone would like to visit while finding this cache.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Raq bs n snyyra gerr.

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)