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Lest We Forget Multi-Cache

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LZ33: Since this geocache has been unavailable for months, I'm archiving the listing to keep it from showing up in search lists and preventing proximity issues for new geocache placements so geocachers can once again enjoy this location.

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Hidden : 5/8/2010
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

My first attempt at a multi. This is a very small container.

Good Luck!

In this grassy area you will find the Memorial to Fallen Officers of the Savannah-Chatham Metro Police Department. These officers paid the ultimate sacrifice to make sure the citizens of this community were safe. Take some time to read the memorial and honor their memory.

Across the street is the HQ for the Savannah-Chatham Metro Police Department.

Savannah-Chatham Metro Police occupy the "oldest continually active police headquarters in the nation. The "Barracks" as it is fondly known, opened its doors in 1870, complete with stables. The barracks was completed on August 20, 1870 at a cost of more than $28,000.

By 1895, the department boasted two patrol wagons - one open and one closed, a one-horse drawn ambulance, a two-horse drawn ambulance, 32 horses, and a number of bicycles. The department modernized in 1921 with the addition of 11 automobiles. it took approximately 25 years to entirely replace the horse with the gasoline engine.

Construction was completed on the city jail, or station house, on October 7, 1937. The total expense for construction of the jail and renovations to the barracks was approximately $100,000. The jail was closed in 1977 and all city prisoners were tranferred to the County facility, then located at Montgomery Street and Oglethorpe Avenue.

Today, the exterior of the building facing Ogelthorpe stands true to its original form, while an addition was erected to the back of the building.

Examine the monument. Find the year the last Savannah Police Department officer died in the line of duty. Call that year "A." Find the year the first Savannah Police Officer officer died in the line of duty. Call that year "B."

A - 1544 = AA
B - 1532 = BB

The location of the final cache is N32 Degrees 04.AA W081 Degrees 05.BB

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

V'z n anab. naq nggenpgrq gb sreebhf guvfat.

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)