RWC History 101: Climate Best by Government Test Multi-cache
Krypton: As there's been no response to my previous note, I assume that the cache is not going to be repaired or replaced, so I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the future, just contact us, and assuming it meets the guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it
Thanks for your cooperation!
Krypton
Northern California Volunteer Cache Reviewer
RWC History 101: Climate Best by Government Test
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A regular sized cache for an urban area--this ain't your run of the mill, downtown micro. It will also take you directly to two nuggets of peninsula history. From there, you will the information you need for the offset coordinates, just a short walk away.
Ahhh--Redwood City. Famed for its temperate weather, it earned the slogan "Climate Best by Government Test" in the 1920's. Living in the neighborhood, I do have to vouch that the weather is indeed quite nice. This sign is one of the more endearing items in downtown RWC--you can see it as hurtle by on CalTrain, or if you amble down Broadway. At night, it's quite fetching as it is brightly lit. At the base of one of pillar supporting the sign is an informative plaque--reading it will be worth your while, especially when you learn which "government test" spawned the slogan.
Directly under the sign you will find a bust of Soledad Arguello. Her husband was the first native governor of California, back in the 1820's. He and Soledad received a rather large land grant, known as Rancho de las Pulgas, that comprised most of what is now Redwood City, along with big parts of Menlo Park, San Carlos and Belmont. (Yep--it was big!) Alameda de las Pulgas bears testimony to this past, running from San Francisquito creek (at the border of Menlo Park and Stanford) in the South to San Mateo in the North.
After California joined the Union, Soledad managed to successfully defend the Arguello's land title (granting half the land to her lawyers as fees, in the process), and eventually donated a respectable 59,000 acres "to the people." She was described in contemporary reports as a vivacious and comely woman--and I think the bust captures a lot of that spirit.
Post a picture of the "Redwood City" archway, if you can get one. Otherwise, enjoy these two tidbits of local San Mateo County history.
The cache is an old parmesan cheese container. Its coordinates are:
N 37 29.2XX, W 122 13.9YY
XX = 1 + (the last two digits of the year in which Redwood City first held its slogan contest)
YY = 1 + (the last two digits of the year that Soledad Arguello was born)
Stay off the train tracks (the cache is not on or near them) and beware of muggles--there's lots of them near the station.
Also, the container is held in place by compression--please replace it in the same way, and let me know if you find it out of place, or if the container's integrity is compromised (i.e., it won't stay in place by itself). Enjoy!
Additional Hints
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