Greenfield Park Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Reviewer Smith: As I have not heard from the cache owner within the requested time frame, the cache is being archived.

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Hidden : 2/9/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This cache will take you to an area, which until recently, was next to an airport. You are looking for a bison tube.

This park is just east to what was once called Sky Harbor Airport. The site is now a large commercial area. The North Shore Airport Company, a division of United Aviation Corporation, built Sky Harbor Airport. It opened for business in 1929, and was described as "The Airport of Tomorrow". It was intended to serve as a base for private aircraft, airliners, and sightseeing aircraft. The company spent a total of $500,000 on the airport's construction, which was a huge sum of money for the 1920s.

A prominent feature of the airport on its opening day was its elegant arch-roof hangar (which is still standing nearby at N 42° 08.694 W 087° 51.220). By 1939, the fortunes of the airport had declined due to the effect of the Depression. Sky Harbor was abandoned, and vandals had gutted its once-glitzy clubhouse.

The airport was sold to Bill Turgeon & several friends in 1939. The airport became a center of flight training once again - primarily for Navy fliers. Bill Turgeon sold Sky Harbor when he retired in 1966.

The financial appeal of developing the Sky Harbor property for industrial purposes finally won out over continuing to operate the airport. Former airport owner Bill Turgeon flew the last plane out of Sky Harbor. The airport was officially closed on January 31, 1973.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnzb naq uvtu

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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