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Multi-cache Grand Army of the Republic Highway
A  cache by supertbone       Hidden: 12/8/2007  
Size: Size: Small (Small)      Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5      Terrain: 1.5 out of 5 (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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N/S ? ??.??? W/E ??? ??.???  []
In California, United States

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You are looking for a camoed poly jar hidden near the crossroads of two highways, an old one (US 6) and one not yet built (High Desert Corridor).

US Route 6, also called the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, is a main route of the U.S. Highway system, running east-northeast from Bishop, California to Provincetown, Massachusetts. Until 1964, it continued south from Bishop to Long Beach, California and was a transcontinental route.  The route ran through the cities of Palmdale and Lancaster along the current alignment of Sierra Highway, except for a short portion in Palmdale that ran along the alignment of 6th Street East through what is now the Palmdale Transportation Center.  An existing reminder of this highway designation can be found on a sign along southbound CA Route 14, a successor to US 6, between the Ave S and Angeles Forest Highway exits.

Major William L. Anderson, Jr. of the U.S. Army recommended that US 6 be designated the Grand Army of the Republic Highway, honoring the Union soldiers in the Civil War. The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War began pushing for the name in April 1934. Massachusetts, the first state to apply the name, passed a law to do so in 1937.  California did so in 1943; it was not until at least 1948 that all states had agreed. The highway was formally dedicated at the Long Beach end on May 3, 1953.

The High Desert Corridor (also referred to as the 138 bypass) is a proposed freeway that will connect the Antelope and Victor Valleys. The Palmdale end will run along Ave P-8 (Technology Drive) southeast of the Antelope Valley Mall; passing south of the Desert Aire Golf Course while staying north of Palmdale Boulevard, eventually crossing US 395 & I-15 and terminating somewhere in the Victor Valley. As of Dec 2007, this project still has no start date and how it will be paid for is being debated by politicians.  For a map of the proposed route click here.

The listed coordinates will take you to a commemorative US 6 highway marker that was erected December of 2006.  Parking can be found in a parking lot north of the coords, or due south in a dirt lot.  There is no physical cache at this spot.  On the marker, count the number of reflectors on the number 6, this equals X.  The cache can be found at N 34 35.886 W 118 07.X7. 

PLEASE DO NOT RUN ACROSS THE HIGHWAY, JUMP ANY FENCES, OR CROSS ANY RAILROAD TRACKS ON FOOT TO FIND THIS CACHE.


Additional Hints ( Decrypt ) 

Decryption Key
A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z
(letter above equals below,
and vice versa)

Va ohfu (Decrypted Hints)




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 October 5 by tech4rf (299 found)
Found it and signed the log. TFTC

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 July 30 by MisterE7256 (270 found)
Fun little multi. once I had the second stage coordinates, I had a hard time finding a good place to leave my car without putting my life in jeopardy. On my trek there I noticed more stink beetles than I have ever seen before, and they really didn't like me there...TFTCSL

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 July 24 by skiptomilou (544 found)
Nice multi-cache, and a bit of History. Must of drivin by that sign a 100 times over. Oh ! ! Yes, the coyotes were out tonight. TNLN

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 May 19 by joesau (677 found)
Thank you for the history lesson and the cache.

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 March 18 by michaelwbonser (1888 found)
Enjoyed this multi-cache (actually its my first)... Got info off sign on my lunch break yesterday and found it today. Thanks for the hide. SL TNLN

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Current time: 11/22/2009 9:23:56 AM
Last Updated: 10/5/2009 9:17:32 PM
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