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Allen Cemetery Mystery Cache

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Nothereeither: Went by today to check on it and noticed the only way to get to it now is on a road that serves as the driveway for three houses and the entrance is marked as private property as are both sides of the road.

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Hidden : 1/17/2020
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


William Allen (1711-1799) an immigrant from Larne, Ireland, came to America in 1729 with his brother David. They were two of 23 children of Elder Robert Allen and Janet Hare. William first settled in Hunterdon County, NJ and in 1759 purchased 1150 acres in Loudoun and Fauquier Counties. In 1762, William purchased 900 acres on this site and called it 'Red Hill Plantation'. He was a Revolutionary War soldier. Buried in this cemetery are his relatives.

Please search for this from dawn to dusk.  We do not want to disturb the residents living or otherwise. Park at the given coordinates and subtract the number of letters in his mother's last name to derive the N subpart, and add the number of letters in his father's last name plus 10 to derive the W part of the final coordinates. 

You do not need to enter the cemetery to solve or find the cache though you may find the inscriptions interesting. The terrain is due to unimproved road access; the difficulty is due to a stretch for short people.

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