Checkmate Traditional Cache
Ice and Wind: No response from the cache owner. Archiving.
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THIS STRUCTURE HAS ALWAYS INTRIGUED ME AS A CHILD, AND EVEN AS AN ADULT. WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS CHANGES IN THE AREA OVER THE YEARS, THIS “PIECE” HAS WITHSTOOD THE HANDS OF TIME. DATING BACK OVER 80 YEARS, ITS USE HAS BEEN BENEFICIAL IN KEEPING THE WATER FROM OVERTAKING THE LOCATION.
(AREA CAN HAVE HAZARDS TO SMALL CHILDREN, PLEASE WATCH AND STAY ON THE WEST (GRASS) SIDE OF THE FENCE AWAY FROM THE R.R. TRACKS)
THIS CACHE CONTAINS A BRIEF “HISTORY” LESSON ABOUT THE AREA YOU ARE SOON TO VISIT
•THE RAILROAD HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY, AND ITS IMPORTANCE CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. THE LOCATION OF THE RAILROAD FACILITIES AFFECTED THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF IDAHO FALLS, AND THIS INFLUENCE CONTINUES TO THE PRESENT, ALTHOUGH ON A REDUCED SCALE.
•THE RAILROAD AND THE FACILITIES HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS TO MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THE CITY. HOWEVER, SOME RAILROAD STRUCTURES STILL EXIST THAT DATE BACK OVER 80-100 YEARS. THE MOST OBVIOUS LANDMARK IS THE PUMP HOUSE BY THE BIRCH STREET UNDERPASS. CONSTRUCTED BY THE RAILROAD WHEN THE DEPOT WAS BUILT IN 1909, IT WAS NEEDED TO KEEP THE BIRCH STREET UNDERPASS CLEAR OF WATER, WHILE OTHERS HAVE SAID THE BUILDING SERVED AS A WATER TOWER FOR THE RAILROAD DEPOT THAT STRETCHED ALONG YELLOWSTONE, FROM C STREET TO BROADWAY, UNTIL THE EARLY 1960S
•UNION PACIFIC STILL OWNS THE STRUCTURE (PRIVATE PROPERTY), WHICH WAS BUILT IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY AND IS OFF LIMITS TO ANYONE NOT WORKING FOR THE RAILROAD. "I DON'T BELIEVE THE RAILROAD WOULD LIKE PEOPLE INSIDE BECAUSE OF THE LIABILITY, SO PLEASE STAY OUT...
YOU CANNOT/SHOULD NOT ENTER THIS “STRUCTURE” FOR THE CACHE, AS IT’S HIDING SPOT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE “STRUCTURE” IN ANY WAY.
IT IS FOR HISTORICAL REFERENCE ONLY
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
"Eblnygl" qbrf abg yvir urer, ohg n fdhveery zvtug..
FZNYY PNZB PNCFHYR NGGNPURQ GB N JVER va gur gerr
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