Bellefontaine Ohio Historical Tour Mystery Cache
Bellefontaine Ohio Historical Tour
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cache!This historical tour includes visits to four Ohio
Historical Markers in Bellefontaine, Ohio (Logan County). You will
collect answers to questions from information displayed on the
markers and perform basic math to locate the next historical marker
on the tour. Your final destination is a regular-sized ammo box
cache, stocked initially with various Ohio-related items.
=============== Thank you to Parsonhunter who moved the cache a bit
due to the original final location being under renovation!!!! The
final clue has been updated accordingly. (8/10/2007)
=============== ------------------- Stop 1: ------------------- The
first stop on your tour is the Ohio Historical Marker at the
initial posted coordinates. According to the Marker: A = In what
year was concrete first used? B = When was this marker erected? You
may also want to visit the Shortest Street in America at
coordinates: N 40, 21.694 W 83, 45.481. C = 20: The shortest street
in America is about 20 feet in length. To calculate the coordinates
of your next stop, use this equation with the answers to the
questions at Stop 1 and the length of the shortest street: (A + C)
– 1245 = X (B + C) – 1422 = Y Your next stop is at: N
40, 21.X W 83, 45.Y ------------------- Stop 2: -------------------
According to the Ohio Historical Marker at this location: D = In
what year did Mr. Lawrence move to Bellefontaine? E = In what year
was Mr. Lawrence born? F = In what year did Mr. Lawrence found the
Bellefontaine National Bank? G = In what year did Mr. Lawrence die?
To calculate the coordinates of your next stop, use this equation
with the answers to the questions at Stop 2: (D + E) – 3003 =
X (F + G) – 3230 = Y Your next stop is at: N 40, 21.X W 83,
45.Y ------------------- Stop 3: ------------------- According to
the Ohio Historical Marker at this location: H = In what year did
Mr. West help found the Republican party in Ohio? I = In what year
was Mr. West born? J = In what year did Mr. West become an Ohio
Supreme Court justice? K = In what year did Mr. West die? To
calculate the coordinates of your next stop, use this equation with
the answers to the questions at Stop 3: (H + I) – 3047 = X (J
+ K) – 3577 = Y While you are at Stop 3, you will need to
collect the following information to be used in later calculations:
L = In what year was the Logan County Courthouse built? see HINT #1
M = In what year was the Holland Theatre opened? see HINT #2 Your
next stop is at: N 40, 20.X W 83, 46.Y ------------------- Stop 4:
------------------- According to the Ohio Historical Marker at this
location: THE MARKER HAS BEEN REMOVED. HERE IS A LINK TO A PICTURE
OF IT OR SEE Hint #3.
http://www.ohiochannel.org/content_files_user/5506/10761.jpg N = In
what year did John Mills, Jr. die? O = 1803: Ohio became the 17th
state in 1803. To calculate the coordinates of your next stop, use
this equation with the answers to the questions at Stop 4 and the
additional information collected in Stop 3: (L + M) - 3115 = X (N +
O) - 3688 = Y Your final destination is the cache at these
coordinates: N 40, 21.X W 083, 45.0Y Cache has been moved several
time. Here are the latest coordinates: N 40° 21.644' W 083° 45.050'
------------------- Thank you to the Logan County Museum and Logan
County Historical Society for their support of this historical
tour. http://www.logancountymuseum.org/ 521 East Columbus Avenue,
Bellefontaine, OH 43311 LOGAN COUNTY MUSEUM HOURS - 937-593-7557
May 1 - October 31 Wednesdays, Friday, Saturdays, and Sundays 1:00
- 4:00 p.m November 1 - April 30 Fridays and Saturdays 1:00 - 4:00
p.m
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
[Hint #1]: Ybbx hc
[Hint #2]: Svaq cyndhr ba gurnger ohvyqvat arne pbhegubhfr
[Hint #3]: Avargrra guvegl-fvk