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Fluehr Park triple the fun Multi-Cache

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HereisHowe68: Cache had a nice run, but its time to open this park up to more caches. This is an AMAZING place to enjoy!!!

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Hidden : 4/19/2009
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is a 3 stage multi in Fluehr Park in Northeast Philadelphia.

Fluehr Park is a 64 acre park located on Grant Avenue between I-95 and Frankford Avenue. This very active park is well maintained with several ballfields, soccer fields a paved jogging path and even a duck pond. Often you can see as many as 30 dog owners with their dogs in the park. According to the locals this is the closest thing to a dog park in NE Philadelphia.

The site was once home to Eden Hall. The Sisters of the Sacred Heart ran the school, Eden Hall Academy, — A longtime Catholic convent and boarding school for girls. The park was renamed in 1985 in memory of Joseph C. Fluehr Sr. In the 1970s, after the nuns had closed the school for financial reasons, Fluehr Sr. led efforts to protect the site from residential real estate developers. It was later donated to the Fairmount Park commission.

Most of the school buildings, including classrooms, dormitories, a library, a gymnasium and passages connecting them all, succumbed to a major fire on Jan. 31, 1979. In July 2006, the 157 year old Gothic Style Revival chapel was set ablaze by two initial fires, one started in the basement using vodka as an accelerant, and another began by lighting fuel from an overturned generator. The remains of the chapel were bulldozed in 2007.

All the stages are located in the park. Do not try to access the park from RT 95.

The park is open :
6A-9PM April 1-November 1
6A-6PM November 1-April 1

Stage 1 is a small magnetic container that will lead you across the park to Stage II

Stage II is a well hidden: M&M container.

Stage III is a medium sized "Lock And Lock" filled with brand new Matchbox cars . (something to keep the boys running)

All the stages are located in the park. Do not try to access the park from RT 95.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

1. Oruvaq gur jbbq cnary. va gur ryrpgevp serr cbjreobk 2. trbybt haqre snyyra gerr. 3. Xrrc vg va gur sraprf

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)