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The Hanford Nuclear Reservation played a crucial role in bringing World War II to an end and in pioneering nuclear power plant technology. Basically, this is the place where nuclear theory became nuclear reality. What took place here in the mid-1940's changed the world forever.
The informative historical marker placed at the above coordinates contains answers to the 9 word puzzle questions listed below. Solving the puzzle for the final coords will simultaneously assist cachers in learning about this piece of Washington state history that many know little about. The B Reactor is now designated by the National Park Service as a National Historic Landmark. Information on tours of the B Reactor is available by doing a web search for -- Manhattan Project B Reactor Tour Information -- on the U.S. Department of Energy website.
Puzzle questions: FILL IN THE BLANKS -- ALL OF THE ANSWERS ARE ON THE HISTORICAL MARKER! 1- Wh___ B___fs 2- H___fo__ E_g_n_e_ W_rks 3- nearly _0,000 workers 4- Ma____ta_ Pr_j__t 5- _lu_niu_ 6- N__as_k_ 7- number __-A (see upper R corner of board) 8- __ (not B!) reactor 9- Gable M_______ FINAL COORDINATES ARE: 46-AB.CDE 119.4F.GHI A= missing letter in #8 is the #_ letter of the alphabet B= number of letters in the 1st word of #2 C= total number of letters in #6 D= total number of letters in #5 E= the missing two digits in #7, add those two digits together then add +1 F= vowels + T's in #4 G= number of missing letters in #9 H= number of consonants in #1 I= the missing number in #3 is __? And remember folks, you don't have to be a nuclear scientist to solve this puzzle! (it might help though)
Enjoy a great view of the Columbia from both the reader board site and the final. Final has good parking off the highway barely N of ground zero (GZ). Safety first -- keep kids away from the road! Traffic is usually light. Didn't see any but the standard seasonal rattlesnake warning is in effect.