Downtown Multi-Cache

To find this cache you will need to start at the posted coordinates which is STAGE 1. From there, visit each of the 4 stages (which are listed in the waypoints below) and collect information to find the final. There are no containers hidden at stages 1-4.

Stage 1: The restaurant started in 1938 as Jim's Dairy Bar selling ice cream cones for a nickel. In 1944 the owner expanded his business by adding a Spaghetti House next door. The two businesses merged in 1948 and were renamed Jim's Grill and Spaghetti House. In 1962 the restaurant was remodeled and formally changed its name to Jim's Steak and Spaghetti House. President John F. Kennedy stopped here on his campaign trail in 1960. The booth where he ate is marked and still inside. The menu has changed very little since then. -----Once outside at the posted coordinates, you will need to look at your surroundings. This grand restaurant is located in a specific building with a three digit address. The first digit is "F" and the second number is "A".

Stage 2 is the Carnegie Library. It is one of 3,000 such libraries constructed between 1885 and 1919 by Andrew Carnegie. He provided $35,000 toward the construction of the Huntington library. It served the community as a library until 1980, when a new library opened across the street. The building houses Huntington Junior College. ----- Look at the cornerstone to determine the year it was built and use the third number for "D".

Stage 3 takes you to the historic Keith Albee Theater. Seating approximately 3,000 patrons, it exemplified the opulence and grandeur of the 1920s with a Mexican Baroque design style. Intricate plasterwork, chandeliers, and balconies create an atmosphere of sophistication, along with cosmetic rooms, smoking rooms, and fireplaces for men and women in the restrooms adjoining the main lobby. The Keith-Albee Theatre, which cost $2 million to construct in 1928, was dubbed a “temple of amusement” by Huntington’s Herald-Dispatch newspaper. The opening day performance was on May 8, 1928. On December 12, 2006 the Keith-Albee hosted the world premiere of the movie We Are Marshall with actors Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox and director Joseph McGinty Nichol attending. The theatre makes a cameo appearance in the movie. ----- Count the number of gold panels above the entrance doors and multiply by two. This number will be "E". Next, on the sidewalk in front of the theater, count the number of star points that you see and add one to that number. This will be "C".

Stage 4 takes you to a memorial stone on the grounds of the Cabell County Courthouse. The first meeting of the Cabell County court took place in 1809 the home of William Merritt who was living in or near the present town of Barboursville. The county seat was then located at Guyandotte and remained there until 1814, when it was moved to Barboursville. In 1863, the county seat was returned to Guyandotte for two years because Barboursville was controlled by the Confederate Army. Following the Civil War, Barboursville was, once again, named the county seat (in 1865). It continued to be the county seat until 1887 when the county voters moved it to Huntington. The building was built in stages from 1899 to 1940. ----- There are two years given on the stone. Take the last digit of the second year for "B".

Special thanks to Spastic Backpackers for hiding this cache.