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"U" For Union #8 - S-M Colony Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 11/30/2014
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The Self-Master Colony (1908–1938) was an approximately 30 year experiment in housing the homeless in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey. A lengthy article about it was published in the December 9, 1911 issue of Literary Digest magazine.

The colony was built on the Hoyt family mansion and founded by Andress Small Floyd and his wife Lillian. Some 100,000 men stayed there over a span of approximately 30 years. When financial markets fell in 1929, Floyd was among the victims. The Township bought the property in 1938 for $57,000.

The cache is not at the posted coordinates.
Solve this quick puzzle to find the final coordinates

N40 41.A
W74 14.B

A = last 2 digits of the year the township bought the property ( + 94 )
B = The approximate number of years of the Self-Master Colony (* multiplied by 8.4)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnzb'rq ovfba unatvat va rireterra oenapu nobhg 7 srrg uvtu. Jr zrnfherq 18-20 cnprf rnfg sebz gur juvgr cbfg.

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)