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Portland Firehouse - No. 1 Multi-Cache

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Hidden : 6/10/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

PORTLAND FIREHOUSE No. 1

Gorgeous old firehouse No. 1, located in the historic Goose Hollow neighborhood.

It was built in 1906 and remained an active fire station until 1964.

It was converted by Portland City Parks and Recreation to be the Dance and Drama Center in 1966. In 1991 it became the home of the the Portland Actors Conservatory. The bay doors are still fully functional.

Interesting facts about the history of the Portland Fire department are in the related web page.

This is an EZ multi. Collect some information from the front of the firehouse and take a short stroll to the final.

NB: Stand in front of the bay doors and look there to get the information. Nothing on the sides of the building you need to find.

(Find the number of hinges on the bay doors x 7) + (the number of bays) = AA.  You should have a two digit number and the checksum of  those two numbers added together should equal 15.

(Find the number of lights above the bay doors x  3) + (The number of windows  in the recesses (count windows, not individual panes) above the bay doors - 1)= BB.  You should have a two digit number and the check sum of those numbers added together should equal 8.

Final coordinates are: N45 30.8AA W122 41.5BB. Cache is fully wheelchair accessable from the sidewalk.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Jrfg raq bs gur TE

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)