Waterbury, Ct Earthday Clean-up 2011 Cache #4 Traditional Cache
Waterbury, Ct Earthday Clean-up 2011 Cache #4
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5/18/11 -This cache will remain here now that our CITO event is over for everyone to enjoy. Nano size cache. This cache is being placed as part of a series of ten caches for the Waterbury, CT Earthday Cleanup CITO event on 5/14/11. This cache was put together and placed by a group of teenagers in an afterschool program at Waterbury Youth Services. We hope that anyone that visits this cache will please CITO this Park to help keep it clean. Thanks!
This is a nano size cache that only contains a log. I will email whomever makes the FTF to give them instructions on how to pick up the FTF prize. Bring your own pen and tweezers. This cache is located on the green in downtown Waterbury and there are muggles everywhere at almost all hours. Please use stealth and put the cache back exactly as you found it so that we can keep it out there. The difficulty is rated higher because of the size of the cache and the amount of muggles that you can expect to be around. If you find yourself looking for this cache please CITO. Take a look around there are many historical momuments on the green.
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The Waterbury Green has been praised by urban planners as one of the most attractive downtown parks in New England. This two-acre park is often used for political rallies and cultural programs.
On the Green is the Veterans Memorial, built by Luis Fucito, to commemorate all Waterburians who have served their country, and the Clock-on-the Green, a 15 foot granite tower designed by Paul Lux of the Lux Clock Company. The timepiece found a home after Charles Colley, the Chamber president from 1913 to 1917, lobbied fiercely to have it placed on the Green. To this day, it is still referred to as "Colley's Clock."
Also on the Green is the Carrie Welton Fountain. Caroline Josephine Welton was the only daughter of prominent 19th century businessman Joseph Welton and his wife, Jane Porter Welton. Carrie, who had an intense love of animals, was a familiar sight in Waterbury riding her black stallion Knight in all kinds of weather. In 1874, Ms.Welton's father was accidentally killed by a kick to the head from Knight. After Ms. Welton's death in 1884 her relatives contested her will - which left a fortune to the ASPCA. Her will also stipulated that Knight be memorialized with a statue, hence Waterbury's famous "brass horse" on the Green.
Adjacent to the Fountain is Exchange Place, where Waterbury's major east-west and north-south thoroughfares intersect. Exchange Place, the "hub" of downtown businesses since the City was incorporated, is the place where public transportation (trams and later buses) from Waterbury's neighborhoods converged, allowing for frequent and easy connections to other parts of town.
Across West Main Street is St. John's Episcopal Church with its classic clock steeple. The Church contains several stunning Tiffany windows. The building across from the Church is St. John's Rectory, which housed Episcopal rectors and their families until 1971. It is now used as an office building.
Near St. John's Church is the Soldier's Monument, a Civil War memorial representing the theme of a united nation arising from the tragic war between the states. Waterbury native George E. Bissell was the sculptor.
Also on the Green, the Mattatuck Museum focuses its efforts on the arts of Connecticut and cultural history of the central Naugatuck Valley and southern Litchfield County. It is the only museum in the state dedicated solely to collecting and exhibiting Connecticut's art and history, including its industrial history. The Mattatuck boasts a newly-renovated café, and offers a diverse calendar of events throughout the year.
Immaculate Conception Church is modeled after a 17th century Roman basilica. The exterior is adorned with exquisite ornamental work.
The Elton Hotel building, located at Prospect and West Main, was once Waterbury's social and business center. Designed by Wilfred Griggs and built in 1905, the Elton Hotel prospered for years as Waterbury's grand hotel with 170 rooms, ballrooms, and restaurants. The Elton now enjoys a new lease as an assisted-living facility.
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