For Your Amusement - Crystal Beach Amusement Park Multi-Cache
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For Your Amusement - Crystal Beach Amusement Park
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The fifth hide in our series of six stand alone caches which will each contain a digit for the elusive final. A super easy multi for all the awesome newbies out there!
CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES. Instead there is a plaque there :o)
You must take the information from the plaque to finish the coordinates. They will lead you just a short stroll down the street. You may even notice the Crystal Beach Weather Station across the way. Final is a camoed pill bottle with room for the log book and clue...
N 42 51.A0B
W 079 03.C0D
AB is the last two digits of the year the park began as a religious campground.
CD is the last two digits in the year of the final season the park operated.
CRYSTAL BEACH AMUSEMENT PARK
Historically known as a tourism mecca made famous in the late 1800’s by its boardwalks, bathhouses, majestic hotels, and a seemingly endless throngs of ferry passengers, Crystal Beach enjoyed a reputation as a destination like no other.
Roller-coasters, big band concerts, dancehalls, white sand beaches, and luxurious restaurants all combined to create a romantic and exciting atmosphere which would go unrivaled for almost a century.
The park was famous for the Crystal Beach Cyclone, which was built in 1927. The Cyclone was an intense roller coaster with a full time nurse on-hand to revive passengers who had passed out during the ride. In 1946, high operating costs forced the Cyclone to close. Many of the materials from the Cyclone were reused in the construction of the Comet.
Following the park's closing, the Comet was moved to The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom in Queensbury, New York where it still operates today. A roller coaster known as the Silver Comet has been built at Martin's Fantasy Island in nearby Grand Island, New York with a loading platform and signage similar to the original Crystal Beach Comet. The Ferris wheel from the park remains in operation at Centreville Amusement Park in Toronto, Ontario.
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