Magic City History Tour Multi-Cache
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This is a historical tour around Anacortes implementied within a
Multi-cache. There is no difficult terrain encountered during any
part of the tour. There is a signifigant amount of walking involved
between the first three legs of the cache, so A car or bike may be
helpful. Stealth may be required to retrieve the cache and log the
find. The tide may be an issue unless you don't mind getting the
feet a little wet. Bring Your Own Pen.
Anacortes est. 1891
The First Stop on this history walk is at the Anacortes History
Museum. This building served as the Anacortes Public Library
beginning in 1909. The building was commissioned by the Carnegie
Corporation in 1911. It began its tenure as the Museum in 1968.
Please stop in for a visit before or after your caching for more
details on the history of this 'Magic City'.
A = How many fountain 'Heads' are located on the monument located
at the initial coordinates of this cache?
B = What is the last digit of the year stated on either of the
plaques at the base of the monument?
Multiply A X 10 and add the result to the last two digits of the N
coordinate for the Second Stop:
48 30.939N
Multiply B X 10 and add the result to the last two digits of the W
coordinate for the Second Stop:
122 36.528W
The Second Stop is a large historical object. It arrived in
its current location after servicing various areas of the Puget
Sound from 1929 to 1981. This is not necessarly a part of Anacortes
Histrory, but I felt it still deserved a spot on the tour due to
its important role in the county. Work is nearly completed on an
improvement to the site which will greatly enhance your visit.
C = How Many Rudders are in place on the vessle?
D = How many letters does the name of the vessel consist of?
Multiply A x 10 and add the result to the last two digits of the N
coordinate for the Third Stop:
48 31.099N
Multiply C x 10 and add the result to the last two digits of the W
coordinate for the Third Stop:
122 36.706W
The Third Stop is the John Platt building 1890. This was the
first brick building in Anacortes AND all of Skagit county. This
was also the site of the first Bank in Anacortes and a suicide in
the vault. I noticed the word BANK in the tile under the
doormat.
Maybe its time to take a break and grab a frosty beverage? I have a
feeling there are a few excellent places nearby.
E = How many letters are in the name of the business in the front
of the building?
Multiply D x 10 and add the result to the last three digits of the
N coordinate for the Fourth Stop:
48 31.139N
Multiply E x 10 and add the result to the last three digits of the
W coordinate for the Fourth Stop:
122 36.652W
The Fourth Stop was originally known as 'The Anchorage'
during the 1890's. It was a pool hall and shooting gallery. What
Fun! It was converted to the current business in 1913. Its the
oldest business of its type on the entire west coast!
F = What is the last digit of the Building address?
Multiply F x 10 and add the result to the last two digits of the N
coordinate for the Fifth Stop:
48 31.274N
Multiply B X 10 and add the result to the last two digits of the W
coordinate for the Fifth Stop:
122 36.734W
The Fifth Stop was once the main entry point for early
visitors to Anacortes. That's right, Commercial Ave once flowed the
other direction through town!
You are here to see the tow bit from the tug Challenge, 1890 -
1981. There is a slight possiblilty that port activies will prevent
you from getting right up to this tow bit and sniffing it, but you
should be able to see it through the fence.
G = What is the last digit of the year that the Port of Anacortes
was established?
Multiply G x 10 and add the result to the last three digits of the
N coordinate for the FINAL Stop:
48 31.240N
The W coordinate will be derived with a slightly different method.
This is to make sure nobody skips to the last stop of the tour
thereby cheating themselves of the historical experience!
122 3G.7D0
You have arrived, now start hunting for the cache much like
the pioneers of Anacortes were hunting for new lives. I hope you
have enjoyed the brief historical tour. If there is enough interest
in this cache, I will create a second historical tour based on some
of the other buildings in town.
All this for a micro? and I hate math-multi's! -
The final hide location wouldn't support more than a micro which is
a shame because I am not extremely fond of them myself.
I usually can't stand these math-multi caches, but I could'nt think
of another way to get people from place to place. I recently read
an article on the popularity of GPSr based tourism in Asia and I
just knew we could do it right here for free! I could have easilly
made this a far more extensive tour, but I thought it best to keep
it sane to start out.... but who knows what the future will
hold!
Additional Hints
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