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Ashland Mural Walk Multi-cache

Hidden : 3/20/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is NOT hidden at the given coordinates.

The cache is at N46˚34.CED W90˚54.FAB.

Ashland has been named the Historic Mural Capital of Wisconsin. Your journey will take you to six of our favorites to get the correct coordinates.

***Asaph Whittlesey Mural 1998
Location: N46˚35.506 W90˚53.023
This mural depicts the Ashland National Bank as it appeared in 1892. The bank was located on the Main Street of the building where the mural is painted.

How many men are in the mural? (A)

***Waitress Mural 2007
Location: N46˚35.461 W90˚53.056
The owner of the building wanted to honor the woman who raised him and had recently passed away. This photograph was taken in front of the building the mural was painted on in the 1940's.

Add the digits of the largest license plate and divide by 7. (B)

***Oredock Mural 2009-2010
Location: N46˚35.435 W90˚53.163
This mural depicts the Ashland Oredock. This monumental structure measured out at 1800 feet. It was the largest concrete dock in the world. It was a beloved landmark to the city of Ashland and its residents, recalling a time past where shipping was and integral part of Ashland.

What year was the oredock built? _C_ _ (second digit)

***Aviation 1999
Location: N46˚35.435 W90˚53.204
This mural celebrates Ashland's early aviation history, its jazz past, as well as Schiller's Shoe Store which was located in the store it is painted on.

Take the number of planes in the picture and add 6. (D)

***Veteran's Mural 2005
Location: N46˚35.348 W90˚53.276
This mural is in honor of all the Ashland area military men and women who served our nation in various wars and conflicts. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten. We proudly salute them.

Subtract 32 from the number of people in the mural. (E)

***Lighthouse Mural 2000
Location: N46˚35.294 W90˚53.459
This mural depicts lighthouses from Devil's island, Sand Island, and Outer Island located within the Apostle Islands in Chequamegon Bay and their keepers.

Subtract the number of lighthouses from the number of people in the mural. (F)

These coordinates will take you to the final cache. No need to trample any flowers to find the cache.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Lbh'er tbaan jnag gb gjrrg nobhg guvf bar.

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)