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Famous Iowan's Birthplace Multi-cache

Hidden : 11/15/2003
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Tribute commerating the birthplace of a famous Iowan

After some comments by finders, I decided I would make this a regular sized cache. The new container is still in the same area as the original container, so the coordinates still work.

Part 1 is the starting point for this cache. It is an iconic structure in the parking lot commemorating the hometown of a famous individual born in Iowa. There is a 4 digit number on the monument.

A B C D

At the west end of the building in the same area as the above monument, there is a musuem honoring both the individual and his works as well as the town of Riverside. There is a three digit address on the front door.

E F G

Part 2 marks the actual birthplace and is found at

N 41 28.(B-A) (C+D) (F-G) W 91 34.D G (D-E)

The birthdate of this person is: (convert the month into a number)

H I J K L M N (month, day, year)

Part 3 is a favorite boyhood park of this famous Iowan which contains the physical cache. It is an ammo box.

N 41 2 (E + F).(I - J) (C + N) G W 91 3 (H + K).(M - I) (L - J) (C-A)

 

You can check your answer for the final location here.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Part 2:] Fbhgu bs Pvgl Unyy [Part 3:] Cnex ragenapr vf rnfg bs gur svany - Vg'f orfg gb qevir gb vg

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)