This cache placement is part of the Garland History GeoTour v2.0. Should you wish to download the GeoTour 2.0 passport to earn our beautiful new GeoCoin, you can find the GeoTour page here. The log will contain a secret word which you must enter on your passport in the appropriate slot.
If you completed the original Garland GeoTour, this cache might seem familiar. But as we promised, all original GeoTour caches have been archived and this one is all new.
The cache is not at the posted coordinates.
Garland’s library system was created from a tragic disaster and transformed into the four wonderful libraries we have today. It all 
began on May 9, 1927, when a tornado ripped through Garland and claimed fourteen lives. S. E. Nicholson, a former mayor, and his mother were among those killed. Nicholson’s brother, Walter R. Nicholson, decided to establish a library to honor the memory of his mother and brother. In 1933, he purchased the Citizens National Bank building located on the east side of the Downtown Square and gave it to the city. The building and library was dedicated on November 24, 1933, with around 750 people attending the ceremony. A month later, the library opened to the public on December 23, 1933. The library joined the County Library program in March 1947. The City took on partial responsibility of the library in 1956, with the library designated and budgeted as a city department.
In 1961, the County was no longer able to continue the County Library program and the City of Garland assumed total operation of the library. Because of Garland’s population boom, a new location was needed for the library and in October 1970, the Nicholson Memorial Library moved into a new building at Austin and Sixth Street. As the library system began to expand to other branches in Garland, the library at Austin and Sixth Street became known as the Central Library.
Stage 1: Posted coordinates. Answer the following question using the information found on the nearby plaque. What year was this plaque dedicated? Enter that four-digit year in certitude.
You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.
Stage 2: By answering the previous question in certitude, you received parking coordinates for stage 2 and instructions on what to do. When you arrive at this location, you should see the final resting place of a former mayor with library ties. Enter their spouses first name in this certitude:
You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.
Final: By answering stage 2 correctly, you should have received the final coords and the final clue to the location of the final.
Do expect some driving between stages.
Stage 2 is accessible during daylight hours.
The final is accessible during the following times:
Sunday Closed
Monday Closed
Tuesday 12–8 PM
Wednesday 10 AM–6 PM
Thursday 12–8 PM
Friday 10 AM–6 PM
Saturday 10 AM–6 PM