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Stonewall Jackson Hill Mystery Cache

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LisaandDarin: Making room for a replacement cache, Thanks to all who visited as a puzzle cache

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Hidden : 11/13/2008
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Stonewall Jackson Hill Marker

The Inscription on this Road side Marker reads. From this point, "Stonewall Jackson shelled Hancock, Md., Jan 5, 1862. After destroying supplies, the B&O Railway track and the bridge over the Great Cacapon, Jackson marched his army of 8,500 men to Romney and captured it. January 14".
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Located at the above coordinates this Marker is in Berkeley Springs, in Morgan County West Virginia.

PLEASE NOTE that this marker is located in a DANGEROUS LOCATION on a curve with no parking and the coordinates are only used as a reference point.

NO stopping or searching on 522 are necessary.
The cache IS NOT THERE!

You've found the marker, but what about the cache? To find that you'll have to solve the following puzzle. Not a hard one by any means.To get the final coordinates for the cache Add .024 to the final three digits of the N latitude and Subtract .065 from the final three digits of the W longitude. Be careful and remember to follow directions carefully.

The cache container you seek is a unique container with a stash note and logbook inside, as well as some swag to start out. Trades are actively encouraged, as well as use of the container as a waypoint for smaller travel bugs and geocoins.

Please be mindful of traffic and know where your children are at all times!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

gutvyufnysqybpvgratnz

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)