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#1 Centralia Mine Fire Mystery Cache

Hidden : 5/13/2016
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Link #1 to Centralia Information that could help you

Link #2 to Centralia Information that could help you

This is #1 of 50 caches

There is nothing at the post coordinates,you must solve the puzzle below which is multiple choice and every question can be found the on the internet or the cache page.

Centralia is a borough and a near-ghost town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its population has dwindled from over 1,000 residents in 1981 to 10 in 2010 as a result of the coal mine fire that has been burning beneath the borough since 1962. Centralia, which is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area, is the least-populated municipality in Pennsylvania and is completely surrounded by Conyngham Township.

All real estate in the borough were claimed under eminent domain and therein condemned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1992 and Centralia's ZIP code was discontinued by the Postal Service in 2002. State and local officials reached an agreement with the remaining residents on October 29, 2013, allowing them to live out their lives there, after which the rights of their houses will be taken through eminent domain.

Just a simple run down of the towns history.there is a lot more to learn,which is why the reason behind all the puzzles.more people should take the time to learn about the history of their surrounding areas.

Centralia is a borough in what County?

(A) Luzerne County = 40 49.132 76 22.382

(B) Carbon County = 40 48.753 76 22.598

(C) Northampton County = 40 49.739 76 22.167

(D) Columbia County = 40 48.017 76 22.332

There is only one right answer so make sure you do your homework .There is no ftf prize and you will need a pen to sign the log

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)