5 April 1906 Multi-Cache
Keystone: As the owner has not responded to my prior note, I am archiving this listing.
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Steel yourself for some quick history! This hide shouldn't be too easy, but not too hard, either. In fact, it's not hard at all, but you do have to read up on part of the heritage we share in western PA. This started out as a placement here at this first stage (thus the title), but conflicted with a nearby cache. I thought these pieces of history needed to be seen, so I'm expanding the lesson!
We've only ever come here via our bikes and the trail, but that's not necessary; parking in a nearby lot is available (nominal fee) as well as shopping, restaurants and a fountain that Miss Julia likes to dance in when we ride down here. It's worth watching when the "show" is happening! Cache is a camo'd peanut butter container with a log book and some small swag, however, please bring your own writing utensil just in case. Handicapped parking is adjacent to final stage and both parts of this are wheelchair/scooter accessible.
******UPDATE********
Cache has been replaced and is now a nano in the same spot. Please be very aware of muggles as this one has gone missing before. I hate to archive this so PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE be mindful of muggles. The place is busy all the time; there's a lot to do here. That's part of this challenge. PLEASE replace EXACTLY how you find it; don't "make it harder" for the next person.
Before I was a Preacher's Kid, my Daddy was a mechanic. He became a mechanic when the mills started mass layoffs down in Johnstown back in the 70s. My Pappy spent his entire working life after the military working for Bethlehem Steel. It's in our blood here...and this place has lots of steel history around.
To find this cache, first visit the above posted coords and look at the equipment that is featured there. There are three pieces of equipment as well as a sign detailing the Clinton Furnace. Your job is to take the info from these signs to find the coordinates to the final stage.
The final can be found at N 40° 2A.BCD W 080° 00.EFG.
Find the answers to the following questions to find the values needed.
* Pittsburgh's first successful blast furnace operations for making pig iron began near here in 18A9.
* The Refractory Brick Press was donated to the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation in 198B.
* To determine "C", answer the following multiple choice question: The first electric arc steelmaking furnace in the Western Hemisphere was in: Buffalo, NY - 6; Bethlehem, PA - 7; Pittsburgh, PA - 8; or Syracuse, NY - 9
* On the sketch of the Bessemer process, the tuyeres are designated by the number (D).
* By 1883, close to E.5 million tons of steel were processed in bessemers.
* The Clinton Furnace ended operations in 192F.
* Bessemer steel production peaked in 1906 at over G2 million tons with almost 5 million tons being produced in Pennsylvania, mostly in the Pittsburgh area.
Additional Hints
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FGNTR 1: Fvtaf, fvtaf, rireljurer gurer'f fvtaf...
FGNTR 2: Lbh'ir pbzr guvf sne...gur uneq cneg vf bire! (Gung'f abg n uvag, gung'f rapbhentrzrag!)