A Walk Down Millionaire's Row Virtual Cache
Hidden : 1/5/2003
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: virtual (virtual)

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Geocache Description:

a historic tour of Warren, Ohio's Millionaire's Row

This cache was originally hidden by SherwoodForest and has been adopted by LuvWahoo in his memory.

Welcome to downtown Warren, Ohio, and it's historic Millionaire's Row. You are about to embark on an adventure that will take you to most of the historic sites in downtown Warren.

All eight stages of this cache occur within the square minute of area defined by N 41° 14 and W 80° 49, so all the mathematical shenanigans will involve solely the decimal parts of the minutes.

An explanation about the terrain difficulty -- I only rated it a 1.5 because of the length of finding all 8 sites (about 1.5 miles). All sites are accessible from city sidewalks (although they can be a bit bumpy), and should therefore be easily accessible to all.

In all cases, let .XYZ represent the decimal portion of the latitude (N), and let .RST represent the decimal portion of the longitude (W) – for the location you are at.

In all cases, let .KLM represent the decimal portion of the latitude (N), and let .NPQ represent the decimal portion of the longitude (W) – for the next stage of the cache.

Any time you see 0, that represents the numeric value of zero, and not the letter O. I specifically avoided using the letters I and O in the representations to avoid any possible confusion with the numbers zero and one.

The coordinates listed above are for the Ohio Historical Marker that you will find in front of the First Presbyterian Church along Mahoning Avenue in Warren, Ohio. Back a century or so ago, Mahoning Avenue was home to the crème de la crème of Warren society. Many of the building along “Millionaire’s Row” were built in the later parts of the nineteenth century. Having grown up nearby (and being a member of First Presby), I wanted to share my historic hometown with other geocachers.
Note: 2-10-2003. Modified info on stage one because the math was quite thoroughly botched on that step. It has been corrected.

Step One: On the historic marker in front of the church, find the date that the first congregation was formed. Let that date be represented as such (month-date-year).
.XYZ - .0(5*month) = .KLM
.RST - .(1818-year) = .NPQ

SherwoodForesters just let me know that the historical marker was hit by a car and was knocked down. It isn't there right now, so the answer is

Nov. 19, 1803
Step Two: At this location (on the South East face) you will find a date of dedication. Represent this date as follows (AB-CD-EFGH).
.XYZ - .00F = .KLM
.RST - .((G*10)+B+D) = .NPQ

Step Three: On a plaque at this location, you will find a date that this site was dedicated. Also represent this date as follows (AB-CD-EFGH).
.XYZ - .0BF = .KLM
.RST + .0(B+1)G = .NPQ

Step Four: At this location, find the date on which the Old Erie Lodge #3 was chartered, and represent the date (once again) as (AB-CD-EFGH).
.XYZ + .EFD = .KLM
.RST + .C(A+5)0 = .NPQ

Step Five: Find the year in which this building was built.
That year – 1831 = .0CD. That year – 1796 = .0AB.
.XYZ + .0CD = .KLM
.RST - .0AB = .NPQ

Step Six: At this location, find the marker number and the year that the building was built. Let the marker number be represented as A-BC, and the year be represented as DEFG.
.XYZ + .0AB = .KLM
.RST + .D6G = .NPQ (that’s the letter dee, the number six, and the letter gee)

Step Seven: Find the date that the cemetery was opened, and the year that the chapter house was built.
.XYZ - .(Cemetary-1650) = .KLM
.RST - .(Chapter House-1795) = .NPQ

Step Eight: If you have stayed true and been able to find the other seven historic sites, you should now find yourself at the final historic site on your tour of Warren’s Millionaire’s Row.

In order to verify your find, please e-mail me with the Architectural Style of the building you are at, and Who used to use it as a classroom?
Concurrent posts and e-mails are fine, if the answer is unsatisfactory, I will e-mail you back that you are incorrect, and then you can either try again or delete your find.

I hope you enjoy your visit to the Historic Capital of the Western Reserve (and my hometown) – Warren, Ohio.

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