1970 National Christmas Tree Site Traditional Cache
1970 National Christmas Tree Site
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A quick and easy drive-by cache just outside of Nemo. Level terrain.
This was the loction of the 78-foot spruce that was selected for the 1970 national Christmas tree. From South Dakota the cut spruce underwent many difficulties on its trip from the Black Hills of South Dakota. On the way to Washington the train carrying the tree derailed twice in Nebraska. On the weekend before the event, the tree toppled in the gusting winds and required new branches to fill it out. A few days after the opening ceremony, the electrical sockets that had been coated with fireproofing liquid spray caused the bulbs on the lower half of the tree to explode. The tree was decorated with 5,000 blue and green bulbs, and 750-900 yellow bulbs. The tree topper was a tear-dropped-shaped wire sculpture with a bulb encased within it.
A new tree was planted in its place as a symbol of renewed hope for peace world wide.
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Abg va n oveq ubhfr. Ybbx Qbja