Smyrna - Finding the Founders Multi-cache
searchparty420: I hope everyone enjoyed this one over the years but it is time to archive it. I hope you continue to enjoy geocaching and all of the interesting places it leads you to.
Smyrna - Finding the Founders
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The above coordinates will bring you to an easy to find first stage of this multi-stage cache.
The first stage will provide you with a brief history of Smyrna. If you keep track of the names of the people who established Smyrna and what they did it will make the third stage more interesting. After determining the year the first store in Smyrna was opened you’ll be able to calculate and complete the coordinates for the second stage located at:
43 03.xxxN
085 15.xxxW
For the North coordinate divide the year by 4 and add 226.
For the West coordinate divide the year by 4 and add 263.
The cache is located at the second stage and is placed in an area only opened during daylight hours. The coordinates to the third stage are located on the backside of the notepad’s cover. The third stage will help you find two of Smyrna’s founding families. I couldn’t find the third founding family; maybe you’ll have better luck. You’ll discover that one of the founding families had to suffer through something that was fairly common in our country’s early days in which healthcare/emergency services weren’t as available as they are today. If you take a look around the other founding family's site you’ll discover Americans who served our country long ago. I was surprised to discover that one person actually fought in one of our country’s oldest wars. Take a look around and see what you can find.
Original contents of the cache:
1. Notepad
2. Pen
3. Pencil
4. 5 foreign coins
5. 1 patriotic key chain
6. Coral
7. SpongeBob Squarepants ruler.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Ybbx haqre gur fznyy ybtf va gur zvqqyr bs gur jbbq cvyr.