Cache is a nano near an old Bamberger Railroad bridge. Be smart,
do not park on 500 West or 200 West. The parking coordinates will
take you to a legal parking spot not far from the cache. You do
not have to open anything to access the cache. It is not inside
any sprinkler-related equipment!
Time on the B.E.R.R. from Salt Lake City to Bountiful Depot,
17 minutes.
The 1890s were a decade when people were determined to have fun,and
Utah was no exception. Resorts sprang up all over the state, lining
the pockets of savvy businessmen and entrepreneurs. Bountiful, too,
had amusements to tempt pleasure seekers from Salt Lake City. The
Opera House on Main Street hosted dramas, dances, debates and even
basketball while Hales Hall on 2nd West was home to plays,
vaudeville acts, a soda fountain and later, roller skating. While
many people rode his trains from Salt Lake City to attend these
events, Simon Bamberger wanted more.
In 1894, Bamberger created Eden Park, a three acre "pleasure
garden" only steps away from the Stoker station, which was re-named
Eden Park on the railroad's timetables. Bamberger's Eden Park had a
dancing pavilion, a bowery, a ball park, plenty of shade and its
very own well of cool, refreshing water. The Park hosted balls and
"grand masquerades" and Bamberger put on special trains from Salt
Lake City to handle the crowds. Admission to the park was included
in a round trip ticket on the Bamberger; walk-ins had to pay 25 to
50 cents, depending on the event.
Eden Park's popularity was short-lived. When Bamberger opened his
wildly popular Lagoon resort the very next summer, attendance
dropped at other entertainment venues throughout the county,
causing many of them - including Bamberger's own Eden Park - to
close their doors.
The Bamberger ran on the west side of 200 West through most of
Bountiful. The highway bridge to the southeast of the cache once
carried the Bamberger over HWY 89. The Bountiful Depot was in front
of the current Bountiful Power and Light offices. The building
housing the offices was once a freight warehouse for the Bamberger,
and has a nice plaque by the front door with more info.
Bountiful Stops:
Burns: 1500 South and 300 West
Bountiful Depot: 200 South and 200 West
Stoker (Eden Park): 400 North and 200 West
Thomas: 1000 North and 200 West
Other Bamberger Railroad caches:
B.E.R.R. -- North Salt Lake (GC16K05)
B.E.R.R. -- Centerville (GC16K08)
B.E.R.R. -- Farmington (GC16K09)
B.E.R.R. -- Kaysville (GC16K0A)
Simple Simon (B.E.R.R. -- Layton)(GCYN1H)