This is the bonus cache for the "Hub City - Historical Centralia" Adventure Lab. To get the coordinates for this cache, you must first complete the 5 lab caches of that Adventure Lab. Each location, when completed, will provide a portion of the final coordinates or the hint for finding the container.
The reason this cache location was selected is that the only remaining "Hub City" sign was hanging over the street. It has recently been removed and at some point will be hung again closer to downtown. At that point the location of this final will be changed so that you can see that sign.
When I was awarded this Adventure Lab, my first thought was to place something out of the general Olympia area. I wondered about Centralia because I love their local train station. Would I find enough locations to make it interesting?
I began my research and was overwhelmed by the amount of history I found, as well as a new found interest in learning more. I soon found myself wondering how to narrow things down to only 5 locations. I also found myself wanting to share the incredible history of this town. Centralia is far more than a factory outlet mall split by a freeway.
Want to learn more? Looking up things such as "Centralia's founder," "the Wobbly War," or "Historic Buildings of Centralia, WA" to get started. You will find so much more than I was able to fit into the Adventure Lab.
This cache was originally placed at the last location where you could see a "Hub City" sign hanging over the road. As of spring, 2023, that sign has been removed. This was the reason for the placement of the bonus cache.
The property owners have approved this cache hide.