Laughing Waters | On a Runabout Town Mystery Cache
Laughing Waters | On a Runabout Town
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CACHE LOCATED AT N44°1A.BCD W88°2E.FGH
This cache is another is the series that attempt to provide more
insight into the past and how we used to get around back
then.
It is interesting to follow the progression of transportation in
the valley at the turn of the century before rail and automobile
took over as the major modes of transportation. It's hard for us to
imagine a time when more people got from point A to point B by
ferry on the Fox or electric car, but that is just how it was
back
then.
Here are a few pictures of some of the interesting methods of
getting around town, some with
historical significance.
All you have to do is match a name from the list to there various
methods of getting around town in the picture.
A: Brush
B: Clark -(A+H)
C: Menasha -(A+G)
D: Fox
E: Whiting
F: Merkel
G: Gazecki
H: Soo
MENASHA: Named after the Indian
word Menashay meaning “settlement on the
island,” along with its sister city Neenah meaning
“clear water” they are collectively also taken
to mean "Laughing Waters" for the sounds that emanated from
the twin falls on either side of the island.
This series will not only introduce you to the
city of Menasha, but also give you some significant historical
knowledge about this town which many drive through just to get from
the north side of the Valley to the south. So, the next time you
pass through town, you might want to take a little time to look
around and appreciate its many unique offerings and
establishments.
A huge thanks to Alderman Taylor for providing even deeper
historical insight and information than I was able to obtain. It is
our hope that after doing the series you will be inclined to stop
for a bit the next time you drive through town and appreciate what
a unique little community it has been and continues to be by
re-inventing itself.
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