Merriam Park Recreation Center Traditional Cache
meralgia: after much soul searching, i have decided to archive this one. two muggled caches are enough for me.
Merriam Park Recreation Center
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2000 St. Anthony Ave., 10.20 acres. This cache is a safe hunting
distance away from the playground. **Please don't crank the lid on
too tight when closing it up.**
It may be nice to have a "helper" with you when you come to get
this one. Room for small trades!
Blurb from "The Street Where You Live" pp182-3)
"In 1882, John L. Merriam subdivided a 140-acre tract between the
Short Line railroad and Marshall Avenue, between Dewey Street and
Cleveland Avenue. He built a depot where the railroad intersected
with Prior Avenue, and he built the first Longfellow School. To
prevent speculation in this railroad suburb, he stipulated a house
worth at least $1,500 had to be completed within a year of the lot
purchase. It was a successful venture, and within two years four
more additions extended the boundaries of the original community.
Within the addition, Merriam included an eight-acre park named
Merriam Terrace."
excerpt from "Oh Merriam" by Paul Simon
(with an intentional misspelling of "Marion")
The boy's got a heart
But it beats on the opposite side
It's a strange phenomenon
The laws of nature defied
He said "Its a chance I had to take
So I shifted my heart for its safety sake"
The boy's got a heart but it beats on
His opposite side
Oh, Merriam,
I think I'm in trouble here
I should have believed you
When I heard you saying it
The only time
That love is an easy game
Is when two other people
Are playing it
Additional Hints
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