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NB: Léon Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

offline.cacher: This cache has been inactive for over a month now. And it sounds like it is on VDOT property, which VDOT does not allow. Archiving so it can be moved.

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Hidden : 3/26/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Northbound Rt. 29: Another hide in a series of caches that will run along the Rt. 29 corridor between Charlottesville and Gainesville. Caches are meant to be simple, park-and-grab hides. My goal is to add one or two caches each time I travel this route.

Coordinates take you to a sign where you will learn about a historic battle and get the necessary clues to find the cache.

Congrats to Team.Hepler on the FTF!!


Léon is a small town in the region of Landes in France. It is located near a lake and during the summer months is a tourist destination. This Leon is similar, being a short distance from Lake Pelham and Mountain Run Lake.

To find the cache, you will need to answer the following questions and do a little simple math.

Q1: What is the name of the historic event.... i.e. Battle of _____________. How many letters are in the last two words?
AB = (# of letters * 3) - 4

Q2: On what date did this battle occur? If the month were written as a number, for example April = 4, what is the sum of its digit(s)?
C = sum of month's digit(s)

Q3: As Stuart entered the village he encountered ___ of Kilpatrick's brigades?
D = # of Kilpatrick's brigades

Q4: How many words are in the first sentence of the paragraph in the second column of text that starts "Throughout the remainder..."
E = (# of words) - 3

Q5: About what time did the cavalry charge to within 200-yards?
F = time + 3

Final coordinates:
38 26.ABC
78 08.DEF

Additional Hints (No hints available.)