GCTAN6 Melting History (Traditional Cache) in Colorado, United States created by taylorsgeotracker

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GCTAN6 ▼

A cache by taylorsgeotracker Message this owner

Hidden : 2/4/2006

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Another in our haunted series..... Hope you Enjoy!

Ghost story enthusiasts and believers from all over the Denver area know of this haunted building. No official documentation can be found, but most everyone that has lived in the Littleton area for more than ten years has some story about this building. Many locals refuse to go near the bar area or into the ladies bathroom because of prior paranormal encounters.
The buildings location has been the cornerstone of this small suburban community since the turn of the last century. The property originally sat on the banks of the South Platte River. Some say that a group of British pioneers met with disaster when a flash flood surprised their wagon train camp. Several members of their party perished somewhere around the site of the current building. Their bodies were never recovered and properly buried.

The area became the township of Littleton in the late 1800's, and at the turn of the century the town received a grant to build their first library. The architect who designed the building studied overseas and brought back a flare for the "neo-classical" design of the building. He also brought back an interest in the occult and had several manuscripts dating from the witch burning era in Europe housed in the new library. Volunteers at the library discovered the documents years later and attempted to contact spirits in an "after-hours" library seance. It is said that the head librarian returned to the library only to discover the girls in the middle of the seance. The girls had apparently been successful in contacting the deceased. The librarian spoke of "ghosts" appearing and then disappearing into the bookshelves. The manuscripts were "misplaced" in the building and have never been seen again. Paranormal investigators believe these spirits were the lost British pioneers. Voices with heavy English accents can still be heard in the kitchen and lower rooms where the Platte River once flowed. In the wee hours, after The Restaurant is closed, managers have reported hearing a rumbling sound that could best be described as the sound of the rolling ladders that slid across the rows of bookcases in the old library.

In the mid 1900's the library needed to be expanded and moved out of the old building. The police department soon moved in. Town historians are quick to point out that Littleton is and always has been a very peaceful community. There were no high profile criminals or crimes, save one, that happened in this building. Retired police officers tell of the night an inmate broke out of his cell located in the lower level of the building. The escapee killed an officer as he made his way towards the south stairwell in the building. His freedom did not last long, as more officers cornered the murderer in the stairwell that was located under the current bar area of the Restaurant. The standoff went on until just past midnight when the officers were able to get off three shots and killed the escaped murderer.

There have been over a dozen ghosts detected in this old library building and only one is said to be malevolent. This spirit is always felt near the south side of the building around or under what is now the bar area. The old stairwell is no longer there, and the site of the prisoner's death is now a mechanical room that is kept locked by The Restaurant management. No employees or visitors are allowed in the room because of a long record of paranormal experiences inside. "Our people get scared to death and they tend not to come back to work", stated the manager. Bartenders who have worked at The Restaurant tell of the sensation of having their ankles "grabbed" by some force below the bar floor, trying to pull them under. If you visit, ask the bartender about the flying 300 pound cappuccino machine.

During the 1970's and 80's, a succession of restaurant concepts came and went in this building. In 1995, stability came to this haunted building when The restaurant it is now opened. The current owners are said to have a healthy relationship with their ghosts. Management tends to downplay the haunted history, but most employees have their own stories of encounters with the spirits.

The cache is a small metal comainer camoed with a few trinkets inside. This location could be quite busy, especially on weekend evenings. Please use stealth and Enjoy!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ebbgrq

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)