 Tower of Power
A cache by plainsdrifter358 Hidden: 9/17/2006
Size:  (Micro) Difficulty:  Terrain:  (1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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Drive-up magnetic key holder camo'd to match its surroundings. You
can safely park near the cache. The only challenge is finding the
darn thing.
Built in 1910, and seen twice on Ripley's 'Believe it or not!',
this is the only elevated water tank sitting in the middle of a
Federal Highway. Well, the highway has moved south a few hundred
yards, but it's still in the middle of a main street intersection.
Say, what is a Dallas Water Tank doing in SD anyway?
Tower of Power? Yeppers, these old towers provide a 'water head' of
energy, which makes your shower head spin and squirt just the way
you like it. Nothing like a little pressure, 'eh?
Be sure to notice a couple of historic society signs near here, and
the old Carnegie Library just up the street to the north.
Dallas (SD not TX) was a large and thriving town some decades ago
when it enjoyed being at the end of the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad line, but most the many buildings are now gone. The large
white elevator on the north side of town has been one of the
largest shippers of wheat in this region.
Take a few seconds out of your day and claim this cache, and enjoy
the mini-trip along the SD Heritage
Trail.
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Additional Hints (Decrypt)
Lbh qba'g arrq gb pyvzo gur gbjre!(Decrypted Hints)
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 August 17, 2009 by Pazzzy (587 found)
Nice quick drive by for a change. TFTC SL
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August 1, 2009 by Geoboss (5348 found)
This cache was found with Britt98 and dakotagirl1968 while attending the Geocaching Poker Event event. All the caches in the area were great. Can't wait to get back to this area again. I can't imagine what they were thinking when they put this here. Not sure what was there first, the watertower or the road, but someone wasn't thinking clearly. SL. TFTC!!!
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August 1, 2009 by Britt98 (4023 found)
Found with dakotagirl1968 and Geoboss. This is one of many caches that we found this weekend. I hope to be down this way again. TFTCSL
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August 1, 2009 by dakotagirl1968 (3038 found)
Found with Geoboss & Britt98 when in Gregory for the Poker Run event. Fun & interesting story here. TFTC!!
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August 1, 2009 by stlee (4169 found)
Like the sign about this being in Ripley's Believe it or Not. Quick find with good coordinates. TFTC
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Current Time: 2/10/2010 4:33:36 AM (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) (12:33 PM GMT)
Last Updated: 8/18/2009 1:24:08 PM Pacific Daylight Time (8:24 PM GMT)
Rendered: From Database
Coordinates are in the WGS84 datum
