Weehawken Water Tower Traditional Cache

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Harry Dolphin: Andy Bear fought long and hard his entire life. But the final battle is over. He has gone to meet his maker/namesake. He will be greatly missed.
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Hidden : 8/24/2008
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The Weehawken Water Tower still stands tall and proud in Weehawken. The Empire State Building can be seen from the parking lot at Tower Plaza.

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The Weehawken Water Tower is a medieval style tower, designed in the early 1880s by the eminent architect of the Gothic Revival, Frederick Clarke Withers. It was opened on September 29, 1883.
Withers rejected the decorative elements of Gothic while focusing on its more fundamental structural aspects. His plan fused Gothic arches into the structure of the building in such a way that the weight of the tank was evenly distributed downwards -- borne by the 3 foot thick tower walls.
By the 1920's with water coming from a new reservoir of even greater capacity, the tank was emptied, less than 50 years after its construction.
In the late 1970s, a handful of concerned citizens fought hard to save the entire complex from demolition. They succeeded in having it designated a landmark, included on the National Register of Historic Places. When the property was sold in 1981, the gate-house, the reservoir, and the adjoining buildings were demolished. The tower alone was spared to stand silently, surrounded by a sprawling shopping mall and parking lot.
This tower is also an NGS triangulation station: KV4105 WEEHAWKEN HACKENSACK WATER TWR

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybjrfg raq

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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