GCGXZR Civil war in California? (Multi-cache) in California, United States created by ChrissySkyking+Blaze (maintained by kindredlaugh)

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A cache by ChrissySkyking+Blaze (maintained by kindredlaugh) Message this owner

Hidden : 9/20/2003

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Visit the Union Cemetery, located in Redwood City, California. It is on the National Register of Historical Places, as well as California's register and Redwood City's register. History galore!

This cemetery dates back to before the Civil War, and the latest people to be buried are in the 1950's, although that was rare; most were before 1930. This place has gone through periods of disuse, neglect, and vandalism, and is now enjoying a restoration, complete with a replacement statue of a Union Soldier.

If you're like many Californians, you don't even realize that the Civil War touched California. However, this cemetery is testament to a few of the Calfornia soldiers who died in the service of the Union.

Please be respectful of the surroundings and the people buried here. There are paths for your convenience, and there's no real need to go far off them.

Stage 1:
Park at the coordinates posted at the top of this page. (N 37° 28.359 W 122° 13.378) There is a large plaque before you go in. Read the plaque to devise the coordinates to Stage 2.
A = the number of times the date 1859 is mentioned on the plaque
B = the last digit in the year the cemetery was "originally registered"
C = the first digit of the California Registered Historical Landmark number
D = the day in the month the plaque was placed
Now on to the next stage...

Stage 2: N 37° 28.ABC W 122° 13.DBA
E = Subtract the day William P. Wallace died (not THE famous William Wallace) from the second digit of the year
F = the first digit in the year he died
G = the number of the month he died (i.e. January = 1, February = 2, etc.)
And walk to stage 3...

Stage 3: N 37° 28.DAE W 122° 13.DFG
H = the last digit of the year Hannah May Durham died
I = the number of months Hannah lived minus 6 (just subtract month from month, ignore the days). The infant mortality rate was quite high at the time, as is clear from the number of graves and markers in this cemetary for children under 10 years old.
Proceed to Stage 4...

Stage 4: N 37° 28.DBI W 122° 13.HGH
J = the number of white grave markers on either one side of the memorial, minus 8
K = the number of white grave markers in the middle of the grass area, below the Union Soldier statue
Now, a short hop, skip, and a jump to the Cache...

Stage 5 (finally!): N 37° 28.DJI W 122° 13.AKE
The cache is located here, so you're done collecting numbers! Whew. On your way out to the parking lot, you'll pass a nice grassy area with a number of deceased Masons. Interesting headstone: One man died in 1888. He was a law man for San Mateo county, and died in the line of duty at the ripe old age of 71! A septuagenarian Sheriff!

The cemetery is open from Sunrise to Sunset. The cache container is a large camo patterened bison tube.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Nobhg gbr yriry, whfg unatvat nebhaq.

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)

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