Fox Locks #.5 | Taint Between a Butte' ana 'Bago Mystery Cache
Fox Locks #.5 | Taint Between a Butte' ana 'Bago
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Image of the tile mural at listed coordinates
Part of the Fox Locks series, this set of
caches is intended to bring about an awareness and appreciation for
the For River Lock system, a series that is gradually being
expanded upon to include all 17 locks in the Fox Cities chain
including Little Chute and Kaukauna. The State of Wisconsin assumed
ownership of the system and began restoration in 2006. Today,
navigation is again possible from Lake Winnebago to Green
Bay
At the posted cords you will be standing in front of the Fox Locks
signage for the Menasha Lock and a great tile mural of the lock in
operation. This signage contains a nice summary of the lock series
ownership and will provide answers to the questions below.
The Fox River navigation system has had a number of owners since
its completion in 185E. In just a
short time the original owners went bankrupt, in 18DD, and after the company was reformed, they
sold the system off to the United States Government in
18CF. The feds put the system into
the hands of the Army Corps of Engineers and tasked them with
surveying and repairing the system which they completed in
19A0. For decades, the USCE
maintained the system, operating the locks and dredging the canals.
While commercial use dwindled to a standstill, recreational use
continued to grow. Even though the USCE complete a rebuild less
that a decade earlier in 19CB, it
was faced with mounting maintenance and operational costs and the
government decided it was no longer a priority for them, shutting
all but 3 of the 17 locks down at the end of the 198C season. This lock managed to say open until
the formation of the Fox River Navigational System which began work
in 2006 to bring all the locks back on-line.
Final Cords are N44°12.ABC
W88°27.DEF
permission granted to place the cache by keeper of the
lock
Additional Hints
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