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Vulcan Tribute Traditional Cache

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GeoCrater: Archiving this cache based on the intent of the cache owner not to replace.

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Hidden : 3/13/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This can be a busy place with lots of muggle activity during office hours.  However, it is NOT necessary to -- and DO NOT enter office parking lot to reach the cache.


This cache was started as a tribute to the Birmingham Vulcan statue known as Iron Man and to send the Lego Iron Man travel bug around the country, including to cities where different facilities owned by a large manufacturing company based in Birmingham are located.  The Vulcan statue consists of 29 cast-iron components with connecting flanges that are bolted together internally. The heaviest section is his whole head, which weighs 11,000 pounds. Iron forgemen designed and executed the connection details for the statue, which originally had no internal framework and was self-supporting. The grey iron castings were made in Birmingham entirely from locally-produced iron.

This cache (a small Lock N Lock container) is not located at the statue, but has been put in this location with permission of the offices for the company that played a significant role in the refurbishment of this beloved Birmingham statue.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Don't let a concrete block stop you from finding the cache.]

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)