Gr8 River Road: Prescott's Confluence Multi-cache
Gr8 River Road: Prescott's Confluence
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This is a quick multi in Prescott's Mercord Park. While here, take
a walk along the river and notice the color of the water at the
confluence of the rivers. You will notice that the water from the
Mississippi is brown and muddy, and the water coming into the
Mississippi from the St Croix is sparkling blue.
Mercord Park is at the confluence of two great rivers, as well as
at the confluence of historical travel methods. The Wisconsin Great
River Road starts here, and heads south from here all the way to
Illinois.
But before cars, were the trains, and you get a great view of the
train bridge across the river here. And before the trains, there
were the steamboats, which led to Prescott becoming a city and the
area's early boom period before the trains came.
A young attorney by the name of Lincoln was here, involved in
litigation between the steam boat interests and the rail interests,
working on the side of the rail interests. And General U. S. Grant
visited this site as well.
At the posted coordinates, you will find a historical marker. Use
the information on the sign to find the cache in Mercord Park.
The final is at
44.44.ABC
92.48.DEF
A = The number of warehouses and flour mills once near here (not
one)
B = Fourth digit of year that this area became a center of
steamboat activity.
C = Fourth digit of year that marked the decline of steamboat
importance.
D = 1
E = Number of blocks in the business section here.
F = Fourth digit of the year U. S. Grant visited this site.
While here take a look at the nearby Prescott Bridge Gearhouse,
which is located near the historical sign. The Gearhouse is located
on Prescott's waterfront at the confluence of the St. Croix and
Mississippi Rivers. The Gearhouse was originally built on top of
the 1923 vertical lift bridge spanning the St. Croix River at
Prescott and it housed controls for raising and lowering the
bridge. The original machinery can he viewed by the public in this
restored building.
Please note that there is no need to go anywhere near the train
tracks to find this cache.
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