The neenah clocktower was oriGinally part of the 1888 old
city Hall designed by architect william waters of oshkosh. William
waters left the mark of his talent everywhere in oshkosh, the fox
river valley, and in many other areas of wisconsin between
1867 and 1917.
The old city hall building housed all city offices, including
police and fire departments. The library was set up on the
2nd floor by the neenah tuesday club. It is said that this
was the last public building in neenah to be paid for out of
current funds.
Early on, 2 ropes dangled at the entrance to the city
hall. The ropes connected with 2 clappers in the belfry,
where the bell hung. When a fire was reported, the nearest person
grabbed the handles and rang the bell. That started a race of
teamsters to the city hall. The winner hitched his team to the hook
and ladder truck and off they Quickly galloped to the fire and they
received a $5.00 reward.
The clocktower stands above downtown neenah at 110 feet
tall. It is described as a "romanesQue revival" style
structure.
In 1972 a group of 6 citiZens initiated an effort
to save the old city hall and clocktower. Their 5 year
effort preserved only the clocktower, but through their efforts
theY identified the depth of community concern for preserving the
reminders of our past. There are 2 plaques on the clocktower
and the 1 on the north side contains some history on the old
city hall and Lists the names of the 6 citizens who made up
the original "save the clocktoWer" committee.
All but the clocktower was subsequentlY razed in
1975.
The remaining clocktower was Dedicated as a historic landmark
the following year in 1976. The 2nd plaque on the
south side of the structure was placed during this dedication and
lists the names of 82 "century donor" parties and schools
who contributed money to saVe the tower.
12 years later, on new years eve, 1988 there Was a
celebration of the 100th birthday of the clocktower. New
years eve celebrations at the clocktower became very popular. After
3 years this practice was unfortunately discontinued.
A $200,000 fundraising eFfort is currently under way to
restore the neenah clocktower to its original glory, replacing The
mechanical works with electronic controls and adding chimes that
will ring on the hour.
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I hope you enjoyed this history lesson on the neenah clocktower
as well as the various pictures. You are looking for a magnetic
micro-sized container with a log only and you should bring
something to sign the log with. As with most of my caches, stealth
will probably be required at the final as there are muggles around.
All but the leading zero in the West coordinates are included in
the puzzle.
Hey, can I bother you for the
time?.
*** SPECIAL INSTRUCTONS ***
When opening the container please follow these
instructions:
TO OPEN - Push Center of Cover In - It will "POP". This
unlocks the cover.
TO CLOSE - Set cover on container and press sides of lid
together. It will "POP" to lock it back on.
DO NOT Force the cover off or bend it to get it back on!
Oh and I almost forgot, for West go left 1.
Winter Friendliness Rating: Can get buried in
the snow.
Congratulations wiskey33 on the FTF!