The Grove Cache Multi-Cache

Cache is not at the listed coordinates, but you can park there.

A walk through parts of Forest Grove, with each stop providing a piece of the final coordinates.

1/14/13: Cache was moved. All interim points are the same, but different numbers are selected from them.

6/2/2019: Waypoint 3 was moved but the same number is derived from it, so no changes are necessary if you previously started but didn't finish this cache.

DIRECTIONS:

You can only hunt for this cache during daylight hours. Although We have tried to make this cache retrievable without tools, it is in a snug place, so tweezers might be useful.

You can drive to each of these spots, but this cache is designed to be a walking tour. It looks longer than it is. If you walk, you will end up walking a total of about 1.2 miles to get to the cache and back to your car and can probably finish it in about one hour. If you drive, you may want to change the order of the waypoints and be mindful of the one-way streets.

1) Go to the starting point at: N 45 31.719 W 123 06.571

Find a plaque indicating when Lincoln Park was dedicated and write the year that this occurred here:

2) Go to: N 45 31.570 W 123 06.676

Find the world’s largest barber pole, which is in honor of Forest Grove’s Barbershop Ballad Contest held here every year in March. Find out how tall this barber pole is and write the height in feet here:

This is a statue of Pacific University's mascot: the Boxer. Although it looks somewhat like the combination of a dragon, dog and goat, it is thought to be a mythical Chinese creature from the Qing Dynasty called a qilin (pronounced chee-lin or ki-rin). Qilin are believed to be good omens, and are reported to bring wisdom and prosperity to those they watch over. Write the year in which this statue of Boxer was erected:

4) Go to: N 45 31.255 W 123 06.659

A Congregationalist minister named Rev. Harvey Clark and a teacher from Massachusetts named Tabitha Brown are credited with starting Pacific University when they started a school to educate orphans of the Oregon Trail. At this location, find the year when Pacific University was founded and write it here:

5) Go to: N 45 31.225 W 123 06.652

This is the oldest existing educational building in continuous use in the Northwest United States. At this location, find a plaque discussing the history of Old College Hall. The earliest date on the plaque is the year when Old College Hall was built. Write it here:

6) Go to: N 45 31.175 W 123 06.596

The News Times is Forest Grove’s weekly paper. On the statue, find the price of sweaters listed in the advertisement for Mode o' day in 1976 and record the dollar amount here:

7) Go to: N 45 31.238 W 123 06.627

This marks the site of a log building that was the first home of Pacific University. What class erected this monument? Write the year here:

8) Go to: N 45 31.258 W 123 06.638

There is a marker in the ground here that provides an interesting bit of history. Note the years associated with Philemon Lee’s birth and death, and write them here:

Birth:

Death:

9) Go to: N 45 31.343 W 123 06.670

The admissions office of Pacific University is located in this building. It is reported to be haunted by a ghost named Vera. If you look closely, you can see the address of this building near the door. Record it here:

The checksum for all 15 digits of the coordinates is 55. Sorry, since this isn't a mystery cache there is no option for a checker. Please be mindful of muggles. The cache is a small flat container that is camouflaged. When you find the loop of the cache container, slide it to the left and pull down. You will need to bring your own writing utensil to sign the log. Once you have done so, please put it back in the same spot you found it by sliding it up and to the right. Thanks for looking for our cache.