THIS IS MY FIRST LETTERBOX
HYBRID AND IT IS ALSO THE FIRST LETTEBOX IN LORAIN OHIO. THIS IS
PART TWO IN MY LORAIN HISTORY SERIES. THE COORDS WILL ONLY GET YOU
TO THE STARTING POINT OF THIS LETTERBOX HUNT. THIS IS A LARGE
STAMP, BUT IT SHOULD FIT IN MOST NORMAL STAMP
BOOKS.
THE CACHE IS A GREEN ARMY AMMO BOX WITH A HAND CARVED LORAIN
LIGHTHOUSE STAMP THAT I MADE WITH A STAMP BOOK. PLEASE DONT TAKE
EITHER OF THESE ITEMS. THE CACHE DOES CONTAIN A SEPERATE BAG WITH
THE GEOCACHERS LOG BOOK. SO REMEMBER TO STAMP THE BOOK AND SIGN THE
GEO LOG. LETS GET GOING!!! START AT THE LARGE GOLD BELL BEHIND THE
BLACK RIVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY HOUSE LOCATED AT 309 WEST FIFTH ST.
IN LORAIN OHIO. FACE NORTH TOWARDS LAKE ERIE AND TAKE 27 PACES TO
THE SIDEWALK. THEN FACE EAST AND TAKE 9 PACES DOWN THE SIDEWALK.
NEXT TAKE A HEADING SOUTH AND WALK ANOTHER 13 PACES. YOU SHOULD NOW
BE AT THE DOOR OF THE MOORE HOUSE. GO INSIDE AND FIGURE OUT THIS
RIDDLE. "ARE YOU FACING THE PULPIT"?? NOW ONTO SOME HISTORY...THE
MOORE HOUSE IS THE HOME OF LEONARD M. MOORE, WHO HAD A LIFE TIME
DREAM OF A GRAND PARK FOR THE PEOPLE OF LORAIN. LEONARD OFFERED HIS
PLAN TO PURCHASE PROPERTY OUTSIDE THE CITY FOR A LARGE PARK TO CITY
COUNCIL. HIS DREAM WAS REJECTED ON THE ISSUE OF MONEY TO BUY LAND
NOT IN THE CITY OF LORAIN WAS NOT POPULAR. SO LEONARD TRIED A 2ND
TIME AFTER RUNNING AND BEING ELECTED TO CITY COUNCIL IN 1914. AGAIN
HIS DREAM WAS CRUSHED AND TURNED AWAY. BUT, MR. MOORE DIDN'T GIVE
UP AND IN 1916 HE WAS ELECTED TO THE OFFICE OF MAYOR OF THE CITY OF
LORAIN. THIRD TIMES A CHARM AND HIS DREAM CAME TRUE THE CITY OF
LORAIN PURCHASED PROPERTY FOR THE GRAND PARK AND AT THIS TIME
LAKEVIEW PARK CAME TO LIFE. THE MOORE HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1906 AND A
NEOCLASSICAL REVIVAL STYLE HOME. THE MUSEUM'S HAS ON DISPLAY MANY
PIECES OF LORAIN'S HISTORY. THE MUSEUM'S HOURS ARE MON. FRI.
10:00-4:30 AND SUN FROM 1:00-4:30. INFORMATION ON LETTERBOXING CAN
BE SEEN AT WWW.LETTERBOXING.ORG " I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS THIS
UNIQUE AND ART FILLED FORM OF GEOCACHING. ALSO SIGN THE GUEST
REGISTER LOG AT THE MUSEUM AND VISIT THEIR WEB PAGE AT
WWW.LORAINCITYHISTORY.ORG
