Grand Army of the Republic Highway
A
cache
by supertbone
Hidden:
12/8/2007
Size:
 (Small)
Difficulty: 
Terrain:
(1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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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
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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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Va ohfu
(Decrypted Hints)
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 October 5 by tech4rf (299 found)
Found it and signed the log. TFTC
[view this log] | 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
[view this log] | 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
[view this log] | May 19 by joesau (677 found)
Thank you for the history lesson and the cache.
[view this log] | 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
Rendered: From Database
Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
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