Holland History Lesson Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 1/16/2006
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is NOT at the coordinates listed above. You can find the coordinates at the following web page (visit link) when you find the answers to these Holland history questions. Just plug the answers into this equation:
N AB*CD.EFG W 0HI* JK.LMN

1. “By 18 _ _ minus 10 =AB, seven years after Van Raalte's arrival, a visitor was able to report that Holland had seven stores, two hotels, a bakery, a tanner's, a tailor's, and a jeweler's shop, besides various machine, wagon, and blacksmith shops.

2.VanRaalte “reached their destination on February 9, 18 _C _D “.

3. How may years after the Van Raalte arrival were they able to report that Holland had 7 stores? Answer = E

4. Another venture to be expected of the Dutch settlers was a windmill. This mill was not a success, although it must have been an imposing sight described as having "a tower _ _ _ _ _ _ + 6 = FG feet high.

5. In 18 _ _ + 10 = HI, the hundredth anniversary year of the Declaration of Independence, this market square was dedicated as Centennial Park.

6. It is a September day in 1846. The place is a Rotterdam wharf, where the sailing brig "Southerner" is making ready for its Atlantic Voyage, destination New York. In its cramped steerage quarters, __ __ (reverse these numbers = JK) men, women, and children will tediously endure the forty-seven days of passage.

7. Number of children in the Van Raalte family = __ minus 1 = L

8. Holland's first wedding occurred on July __ minus 11 = MN, 1847

The cache is a camo’d peanut butter jar. First to Find can get themselves a travel bug we picked up in Phoenix, AZ.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Guvf fubhyq or rnfl rabhtu jvgu bhg uvagf. Ohg vs lbh zhfg - whfg rznvy hf.

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)


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