The Broken Levee Traditional Cache
Mr. Ollivander: Archiving listing after no response to prior reviewer note.
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Small 1/2 quart container that will allow for small trade
items. Includes various swag, & log. Waypoint of parking area
available.
BYOP!!! :)
**Original Cache and Log replaced by owner on
3/5/11**
The Dam of Girard Lower Lake,completed in 1918, was an important
resource to the quickly developing steel city of Girard,
Ohio.
Located in the Squaw Creek area of Trumbull County, Ohio, Girard
Lower Lake had been used for drinking water, recreation purposes
& water source for the steel industries nearby.
Proceeding 2004 local area flooding, The Ohio Dept. of Natural
Resources (ODNR) called for the city to undergo an Emergency Action
Plan (EAP) in order to either repair or breach the deteriorating
dam. The city and local Senators attempted to pass a bill
approximately a year later to raise funds for a repair project but
failed to follow through. In result, the lower sector of Girard
Lake underwent drainage.
By 2007, funds were still not resourced so the EAP was to follow
the plan to breach the dam completely. July 2008, 13 panels were
cut into the front surface of the dam putting Girard Lower Lake at
it's final resting place.
Empty and sitting desolate as a lonely desert bed, I still have
fond memories of this place. The lake at that time was large and
intimidating but still beautiful on a moonlit night. It is, in a
way, depressing to see the abandoned lake bed and structures, even
the boat that sits at the entrance but it is nice to return to
great memories once spent at this location.
This is a small 1/2 quart container hidden at the former site of
the Girard Lower Lake. The terrain differs from season to season
here. In the summer you may encounter several jagger bushes, some
poisonous plant and high grasses, other seasons may make travel a
bit muddy, but over all it should not take more than 20 minutes to
locate and retrieve.
BYOP!!!
This is my first attempt at cache hiding, so bear with me if
anything seems out of order. :)
Original Cache Contents Include:
Log
Package of Silly Bands
2 Halloween Erasers (to celebrate the original date I hid the
cache!)
Red Hello Kitty hair clip
Rusty Wallace collectors shot glass
Small bag of various discount and BOGO coupons
CQ Geocoin #2 Geocoin (trackable)
Happy & Safe Caching!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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