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This cache is part of the Milford 2015 GeoTrail!
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List of Locations:
MF15 Historic Milford Ohio- MF15 Little Miami Scenic Trail
- MF15 Terrell Park
- MF15 Memorial Park
- MF15 Riverside Park
- MF15 Little Miami River Access
- MF15 Carriage Way Park & Odd Fellows Cemetery
- MF15 First Methodist Church
- MF15 Trolly Stop cira 1920s
- MF15 Promont
- MF15 Greenlawn Cemetery
- MF15 Fire Department
- MF15 Eagle Scout Bridge
- MF15 Valley View
- MF15 SEM Villa Park
- MF15 Clertoma Park
- MF15 Old Town Hall
MF15 Long Stone Buildings- MF15 Masonic Lodge
- MF15 Mystery Library
- MF15 History of Bicycles
- MF15 Row Houses
- MF15 City Hall
Brief History Timeline of Bicycles
- 1817 Baron von Drais invents the Draisine (also known as a Hobby Horse or Swift-Walker), an improved celerifere than can be steered with handlebars.
- 1839 Kirkpatrick MacMilan of Scotland adds cranks and treadmills to the rear axle of a two-wheeled vehicle, but gains only local notoriety.
- 1858 Pedals are added to the front wheel of a two-wheeled machine, creating a bone-jarring machine challed the velocipede or "boneshaker."
- 1868 Velocipedes are manufactured in the United States and velocipede riding becomes a popular fad.
- 1869 Solid rubber tires replace iron velocipede tires and the term "bicycle" is first used.
- 1872 The Ariel, the first high-wheel Ordinary, is manufactured in Britian.
- 1876 The Ordinary or high-wheeler is first displayed in America.
- 1877 First U.S.-made Ordinary manufactured.
- 1880 League of American Wheelmen is founded and begins lobbying for better roads.
- 1884 Thomas Stevens pedals across the United States --from Oakland, California, to Boston Massachusetts. J. K. Starley invents the "safety bicycle."
- 1889 Pneumatic rubber tires invented.
- 1880 The oldest still open bicycle shop opens in America.
- 1895 Chicago puts its mailmen on bicycles; the price of a good-quality horse reaches a new low.
- 1896 Margaret Valentine Le Long rides from Chicago to San Francisco; coaster brakes are invented; Henry Ford builds his first succesful automobile.
- 1898 Bicyles' popularity in the United States declines.
- 1899 "Mile-a-Minute" Murphy sets a bicycle speed record -- one mile in 57.75 seconds.
- 1903 Bicycle mechanics Wilbur and Orville Wright fly 120 feet in the first succesful airplane.
- 1962 New bicycle boom begins.
- 1972 Bicycles outsell cars in the United States --13 million to 11 million; bicycle thefts account for 17% of all larcenies in the U.S.
- 1973 Dr. Allan Abbott sets a bicycle speed record, reaching 138.674 mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats.
- 1975 First Internation Human Powered Speed Championships held.
- 1976 2,000 cyclists celebrate the Bicentennial by riding across America.
- 1981 The Specialized Stumpjumper became the first mass-produced mountain bikes. It helps popularize the sport.
- 1984 The road race becomes the first women's cycling event at the Olympics.
- 1985 John Howard of the US sets a new bicycle speed record of 152.284 mph. The first person to go over 150 miles an hour on a bicycle.
- 1995 Fred Rompelberg of the Netherlands sets a new bicycle speed record of 166.9 mph. At the time, he was 50 years old, and the world's oldest professional cyclist.
- 1996 Mountain biking introduced as an Olympic sport.
How to find this Geocache
- Stage 1: Stage 1: At the posted coordinates you will find a hidden container with written directions that you will use at Stage 2.
- Stage 2: From this point at the "Milford" on the other side of the bridge leading into Milford, you will follow the written directions from Stage 1. (This is near the Little Miami Scenic Trail.)
- Stage 3: Congratulations, almost! If you have navigated your way properly, you will be standing at a "Bike" sign. Check the base of the sign pole for the Geocache you seek!
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