Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 1758 by General John Forbes, in honor of British statesman William Pitt. Before General Forbes and the British took over the area, the French first settled the area in 1754. They built Fort Duquense at the point and held the area until 1758 when General Forbes and the British came in. The French burned their fort down as the fled the advancing British forces. General Forbes raised the British flag over the ruins of Fort Duquense on November 25, 1785. They built Fort Pitt on the present day site of what is now Point State Park. The small village of Pittsborough grew up around the fort.
The first British settlers began to mine coal along the Southside Hills, which today is now known as Mount Washington. The regions rich resources of seams of coal, clay for pottery, sand for glass and iron, and limestone for pig iron and later steel, helped create Pittsburgh into an industrial power. The ease of transporting these raw resources and finished goods, as well as manufacturing of keelboats, made Pittsburgh the "Gateway to the West". The industrial era bloomed in Pittsburgh, with the War of 1812. Workers turned from farming to manufacturing of iron, rope, and boats during this industrial era. This continued well into the Civil War, when Pittsburgh's factories were manufacturing warships, armor plate, and other materials for the Union Army.
By the end of the 1880's, steel mills lined the banks of the Monongahela River valley. Steel became one of the regions largest exported good. Coal was brought in from the surrounding areas, via the rivers and railroad network, and finished steel was shipped out. Steel production continued to dominate well into the 20th century. By the 1960's, steel production reached its peak and soon began to decline until the 1980's.
Today, Pittsburgh is now a hub for high tech businesses and cutting edge medical advances. Pittsburgh is considered one of the nation's largest inland ports as coal is shipped downstream, as well as many other resources such as petroleum products, and road salt from Louisiana is received.
In order to complete this 2 stage multicache, head downtown to ground zero. Here you will find information that will help you figure out the puzzle and questions below. Once you have that information you will then be able to head for the final. The container you are looking lies high above the city, with some pretty awesome views! The container that you are looking for is a small container. You will find a log book, With no room for any trades. First to find will receive an inactive small First to Find geocoin, it just won’t fit in the container. Stealth will need to be used when finding, retrieving, and placing the cache back where you found it!
1. Number of houses EAST of St. Claire Street
2. Number of houses depicted in the neighborhood, where Seventh Street, Grant Street, and Cherry Street all border. This is north of Hogg's Pond.
3. Number of house's depicted on the map, along the Monongahela River, between Cherry Street and Grant Street.
4. The area EAST of Hay Street and NORTH of Penn has the same number of houses as the area EAST of Pitt and NORTH of Penn. How many houses are represented here?
5. Number of houses are east of Irvine Street
6. Fourth number on map, where the Buckwheat was grown.
7. When looking at the directional arrow on the map, there are how many island's depicted here.
8. On the island buckwheat, there is a number that has 4 digits. Take the 3rd digit and subtract the 1st digit
9. Second digit for the house number at the corner of Sixth Street and Wood Street
10. Number of houses along Seventh Street.
11. Subtract the number of houses West of Pitt Street/North of Penn Street to the number of houses South of Penn Street/West of Irvine Street
12.Number of dwellings shown on the island that is has the large arrow pointing to it
13. Add together all the houses that are between Marburry Street and Hay Street?
14. Take the first number from the dwelling at Sixth and Wood Streets and subtract it from the first number from the dwelling at Marburry and Penn Streets.