West Bend is located northwest of Milwaukee in Washington County. Surveyors came to the area in the 1840s seeking a halfway point to accommodate travelers on the road between Fond du Lac and Milwaukee. On November 17, 1845, they decided that the ideal spot was on the westward bend of the Milwaukee River, hence the name of the town, West Bend.
Besides becoming a popular rest stop, West Bend was attractive to settlers for its location on the Milwaukee River. The river soon powered saw and gristmills. The arrival of the railroad in 1873 brought more settlers and more industry. West Bend is the county seat of Washington County, Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 31,078.
Downtown West Bend offers an amazing variety of shops and services from fashions to florals, fine to casual dining, beauty salons, specialty boutiques, professional services and much more. Come take a stroll through Downtown and see for yourself!
Here is your challenge
The cache is NOT at the listed coordinates.
The map shows a part of Main street in downtown West Bend highlighted in red. You will walk up one side and down the other to try and identify the images below to the buildings they come from. The address of those buildings are the numbers you will use to solve this puzzle.
N43 AB.CDE W88 FG.HIJ
A = 2nd number in the address located at picture A
B = 3rd number in the address located at picture B
C = add the1st and 2nd number in the address located at picture C together
D = add the 1st and 3rd number in the address located at picture D together
E = take the 1st number in the address located at picture E and multiply by 3
F = 1st number in the address located at picture F
G = 3rd number in the address located at picture G
H = take the 1st number in the address located at picture H and multiply by 3
I = divide the 1st number in the address located at picture I by 2
J = 1st number in the address located at picture J
Final cache placed with permission from Eric Hyde, Parks & Trails Manager for Washington County.