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Hub Love - Eat Local Multi-Cache

This cache has been archived.

CityofSpartanburg: After over 6 and a half years, it's time to bring this series to a close.
Thanks to everyone who visited Spartanburg and played in our town, ate in our town and stayed in our town!

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Hidden : 6/19/2016
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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The trail consists of 8 caches all around the City of Spartanburg highlighting the many things we LOVE about our Hub City.


The "Love Where You Live" Campaign is a grassroots movement designed to promote buying local and general support of the Spartanburg community. The purpose is to support local businesses and economy, grow the vibrant economy that is special to Spartanburg, and to educate its citizens on the importance of thinking locally first when making consumer choices. HUB LOVE energizes collective pride in Spartanburg by rallying it’s residents to “Love Where You Live.”


Download your "Hub Love GeoTrail" Passport Grid here to begin:

*** Due to a business change, we had to archive Hub Love - Create Local GC6M2AK ***

It is now a freebie spot on your passport. In it's place, draw a picture of a paintbrush!

To redeem your Passport for a Geocoin you must:

Hand Deliver your completed passport to:

City of Spartanburg Parks, Recreation & Special Events Office

100 North Liberty Street Spartanburg, SC 29306

Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm

Or mail your completed passport to:

City of Spartanburg Parks, Recreation & Special Events

PO Box 1749 Spartanburg, SC 29304


The posted coordinates is a crepe place! How many brick pillars are attached to the outside patio?
Subtract 7 from this number to this number for “A.”

It’s Fiesta Time!
N 34° 57.628 W 081° 54.376
At the top right-hand corner of the right entrance door, there is a number inside of a square.
Subtract 2 from this number for “B.”

Now you will travel to one of the old favorites, and a mecca for some burger connoisseurs!
N34° 58.126 W81° 55.266
What year was this place established?
The very last number is “C.”

Ready for a throw-back? Go to:
N 34° 56.988 W 081° 55.082
How many arched windows do you see in this building?
Subtract 1 from this amount for “D.”

Spartanburg is home to several restaurants that have garnered national attention and one of those is next on your tour:
N 34° 56.964 W 081° 55.323
How many red shutters are on the front wall here?
Subtract 3 from your answer for “E.”

You will now visit the most famous eatery that Spartanburg has to offer. Known worldwide, no visit to our town is complete without a stop here!
N 34° 56.433 W 081° 56.602
Under this billboard on each side there is a small sign with a number beginning in “00.” Use the number with a checksum that comes out to an *odd* number and subtract 2 from that checksum, that number is “F.”

To locate this cache, you must replace the letters in the following set of coordinates with the correct numbers found on your journey through Spartanburg.

N34 57.ABC W081 56.DEF

You now have Eaten Local and are well on your way to finding the final!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gjrrg-gjrrg!

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)