Ben Burr Park Multi-Cache

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Hidden : 6/9/2018
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:


This cache is NOT at the posted Coordinates

This cache is part of the 2018 Spokane Trains And Railroads GeoChallenge. If you are participating in this GeoChallenge be sure to download and print your STAR Passport and find other helpful resources at STAR Challenge and get started today.
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Ben Burr Park is an 8-acre mini-park on Spokane’s South Hill. Established in 1999 as part of Spokane Parks and Boulevards, the park hosts a variety of recreational activity, including basketball, soccer, lacrosse, and of course geocaching. The park playground features swings and climbing equipment intended for grades K-6.

The park is named after Benjamin E. Burr (1886-1965), Chief Engineer for the Spokane Division of the Great Northern Railway. Burr was instrumental in the development of old Spokane and Inland Empire Railroad Co. interurban electric passenger line, created in the first decade of the 20th century, which transported people to such Palouse towns as Colfax, Fairfield, and Garfield. The interurban line ran just west of the park, and the last electric line run to Moscow was recorded in April 1939. In 1955 Spokane City Council named Ben Burr Boulevard after the railroad turned over the land it had abandoned in 1953.

To locate the cache, visit the train at the posted coordinates N 47° 36.824 W 117° 20.795 and solve the following:
Final: N 47° 36.ABC W 117° 20.DEF
ABC= What year did Burr begin his career? -1027
DEF= How many miles did Burr hike? +702



This cache is part of the 2018 Spokane Trains And Railroads GeoChallenge. Spokane has a strong history as a major train hub, and in many ways still is. The STAR Challenge will take geocachers on an adventure, finding caches in places significant to railroads past and present. You will visit locations featuring retired train cars, streetcar rails, bridges, graves and rail yards. Successful completion of the STAR Challenge is rewarded with a trackable Geocoin.
  • All caches begin with the series name STAR: followed by a location-specific name so they are easy to search. We also made a STAR Bookmark of the caches.
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  • Visit STAR Challenge and get started today.
    to find the challenge rules, a printable STAR Passport and map view of qualifying caches.

The Spokane Trains And Railroads GeoChallenge is sponsored by Cache Advance, and by donation from local cachers. We hope you enjoy!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[Puzzle] Uvfgbel Bs Ora Ohee [Hide] Unatvat ba n yvzo

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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