Marine Barracks Memorial Traditional Cache

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h2o z: Decided to see for myself and it is really eye opening what is going on in this area. The Marine Barracks Memorial is not just gone, there is a pit 5 feet deep where the whole mess was, picnic tables, fence, sidewalk, historical markers used to be. Tough to archive a 13 year old cache but maybe there are plans to reconstruct later. Weird to see two dudes sitting on either side of the road in hazmat suits stopping traffic.

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Hidden : 3/4/2005
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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In 1944, the United States Department of Defense constructed the Klamath Falls Marine Barracks. The barracks, which hosted up to 5,000 Marines and included over 80 buildings, was designed to treat World War II Marine Corps combat veterans who suffered from tropical diseases related to prolonged combat such as malaria and filariasis. The barracks were closed in 1946 and the facility became the campus for the Oregon Technical Institute (now Oregon Institute of Technology). The facility served as the campus until 1966. During this time period property owners stripped the vacant buildings of salvageable materials such as copper and wood. According to former site workers, asbestos insulation was stripped from piping and boilers; metal was sold, and the insulation remained at the Site. According to Klamath County Code Enforcement Department staff, most of the buildings were demolished in the 1970s, with a few remaining buildings, including the auditorium and swimming pool being demolished in the late1970s. The former gymnasium building was not demolished until some time after 1990.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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