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Fort Hunter Tour Cache Multi-Cache

This cache has been archived.

OReviewer: As there's been no response to my earlier note, I am forced to archive this listing.

If you wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the future, just contact me email, including the GC Code, and assuming it meets the guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.

Thanks,
-OReviewer

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Hidden : 3/3/2006
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Travel Bugs like this spot. Easy access from 22-322 and 81.This is a three part mystery cache located at Fort Hunter. The cache will take you on a short tour of the park, but while you are here you may want to tour as much as you can. Bring your camera because some of the tour has a great view of the Susquehanna River and Rockville Bridge.


HistoricalThe above coordinates will take you to two Pennsylvania Historical markers located along North Front Street near the park. One of the markers, the one in this picture, pertains to the origin of the fort. The other marker, which is the one you are looking for, has some interesting history of the area before the fort was built. On this marker you want to find a year that refers to someone leaving the American Army. Take this year and use the numbers for the ABCD in the following equation to find the coordinates for the second part of this cache. If the year was 2001, AB would be 20 and CD would be 01

N 40 20.(583+AB) W076 54.(439+CD)

At the second part, you will be standing near a building that has a sign near it indicating that the building was constructed by Archibald Mcallister. Here you will need to take the year that he build the structure and use the numbers for the EFGH in the following equation to find the coordinates for the cache.




N 40 20.(225+EFG) W076 54.(505+GH)

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More On Fort Hunter

The best approach to the final cache is by using the path just south of the pavilion at coordinates N 40 20.462 W076 54.54. When crossing North Front Street, cross at the cross walk as the street has a lot of traffic during certain parts of the day. The final cache is an ammo box with a log sheet and some trade items.

Stealth will be required during the summer months and on weekends as this park is heavily used. As usual, replace the container as well as or better than when you found it.

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)