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Historic Ottawa - Be Stripy? Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 3/18/2009
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The Cache is not at the posted co-ordinates.

Congratulations cron - FTF!!!



To find this cache, you will have to figure out where the buildings pictured below once stood, and what stands there now

It's a shame that only one still stands today...

A -


B -


C -


D -


E -


F -


The Cache is located at N45 25.ABC W075 39.DEF

A = Three less than the Number of Letters in the common acronym of the government institution that is now located where building 'A' once stood (Internet searches will likely give an ambiguous answer as to where this building was, but there is one obvious governmental building there)

B = Digital Root of the Number portion of the Street address where building 'B' once stood, Plus 2

C - Find a plaque near where Building 'C' once stood. How many times does the name 'Gilmour' appear on the plaque?
C= The Digital Root of the first 'Year of Glory' that occurred here, minus one more than the number of Gilmours

D = Digital Root of the Year building 'D' was completed (Can be found on a plaque near it's location)

E = One more than the Digital Root of the number of letters in this park's name (Omit the word 'Park). This is the park that structure 'E' once occupied

F = Double the first number in the street address of the structure that now occupies the former site of structure 'F'

All of these buildings have something in common

I apologise in advance for the lameness of the final container... I decided against the far too obvious small. Unfortunately, the final location has nothing to do with the theme of this cache, but the areas near the six structure yield little in the way of potential hiding spots.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Potential Spoiler] Gjragl-Rvtug Fyngre Fgerrg?

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)