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Sam Davis' Home - OU00A2
Read the info signs, gather some info, find the ammo can!
Owner: jeffbouldin
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Altitude: m. ASL.
 Region: United States > Tennessee
Cache type: Multicache
Size: Regular
Status: Ready for Search
Time required: 1:00 h    Distance to travel: 0.10 km
Date hidden: 2010-09-12
Date created: 2010-09-12
Date published: 2010-09-12
Last modification: 2010-09-12
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Kid Friendly  Offset Cache  Historic Site  Limited Hours 

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Description EN
Depending on how you look at history Sam Davis was either a hero or a traitor. The one thing that can be said about him was that he stuck up for what he believed in and stood by his friends and brothers to the death. Take a little time to stroll through his family's farm and see what life was like about 150 years ago and a bit about what made Sam Davis the man he was.

This cache was placed with the permission of Anita Teague the Sam Davis' Home's Executive Director and with the approval of the Board of Directors of the Sam Davis Memorial Association. She requests that we respect the property and only hunt this cache during normal business hours. If the gates are closed the cache is unavailable. Also all of the parking is at the end of the drive to the left of the old home all of the way in the back.

The property is open

June-August
9am-5pm Monday-Saturday
1pm-5pm Sunday

September-May
10am-4pm Monday-Saturday
1pm-4pm Sunday

The posted coords take you to a plaque on a rock. There is a year mentioned twice. Take the last digit of that year for A in the North coords. Next find the second most mentioned number and use it for A in the West coords.

Next go to N 35° 59.356 W 086° 30.062. This will be an information plaque near the drive in front of the house. Find the year the house was purchased , add the first two digits of the year then subtract the third digit and use the answer for B in the North coord. Now take that number add it too the first number in the acres and use that as B for the West coords.

Next go to N 35° 59.386 W 086° 30.009. This will take you to an information plaque in front of the slaves cabins. Find how many slaves cabins there where, add the first and second digit together the use the answer for C in the North coords. Next find the year that the census had a total of 35 slaves, take the first digit of that year and times it by the second digit, now subtract the third digit. Use that as C for the West coords.

Next go to N 35° 59.427 W 086° 30.043. This will take you to an information plaque in front of the Davis Graveyard. Find the year that a statue of Sam Davis was dedicated, add the last two digits. Use that for D in the North coords. Now find the year he died, add the first two digit, add the last two digits together, then subtract that answer form the first answer. Use that answer as D in the West coords.

Next go to N 35° 59.427 W 086° 30.048. This will take you to an information plaque in front of the overseers cabin. Find the salary and quadruple it. Use that number for the E in the North coords. Next find the year the postcard was issued. Take the second digit and times it with the last digit. Use this answer for E in the West coords.

Next go to N 35° 59.391 W 086° 30.079. This will be an information plaque at some outbuildings. What century are they from? Take the first and multiply it by the second. Now double that. Now divide that by 6. Use that answer for F in the North coords. Take that answer and multiply by 3. Now use that answer in F in the West coords.

Next go to N 35° 59.450 W 086° 30.079. This will take you to an information plaque in front of the house Sam Davis was born in. Find the date on which he was born. Divide that by 2. Use that for G in the North coords. Find the year his parents married. Add the first and second digit together then subtract 3. Use the answer for G in the West coords.

While you are there, take some time to go into the museum and look around. If you have trouble on the final they may be able to help.

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Additional waypoints
Stage Symbol Type Coordinates Description
2 Virtual point --- Find Info
3 Virtual point --- Find Info
4 Virtual point --- Find Info
5 Virtual point --- Find Info
6 Virtual point --- Find Info
7 Virtual point --- Find Info
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