In Search of John Fitzgerald Kennedy City Traditional Cache

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Greatland Reviewer: Hello:

Time for some Spring clean-up before the mosquitoes hatch and the tourists arrive.

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Hidden : 7/1/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Knik Goose Bay Road, almost to the airport, turn right on a gravel road, take the first left which skirts the end of the runways, follow said road to beachfront parking. Walk along the beach; be aware of tides. Congratulations to Tundra Tim on the FTF - one of 7 FTF's for the day!

Over a year ago, the Feb 3, 2010 ADN story by Julia O'Malley began with the headline:

 

"Across Knik Arm (there was) a city that never was"

 

That city was John Fitzgerald Kenney City and it is duly recorded in the USGS with an official number and identified as a POPULATED PLACE.

 

The challenge was set. Onward to Knik Arm! Loaded with more GPS handhelds, smart phones and vehicle GPSr than we had arms we approached GZ.  Sometimes it seemed we were seeking a figment of our imaginations, rather than a piece of our historic past.  John Fitzgerald City was elusive - always 500 to 1000 feet away when approached from the sea, from the beaches, down the lanes, and over the hills. We remained steadfast as we sought our goal, skirting around private property, through an airport, around a bog, and finally the city was beneath our weary feet and our JFK Series was born!

 

The United States Geographical Survey (USGS) GNIS section identifies John Fitzgerald Kennedy City with the unique identifier 1805283 and with the following additional information:

 

 

Class:

Populated Place

History:

Named on December 29, 1963 by members of the Bay City council for John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 1917-1963, 35th President of the United States. Mr. Byron Mallott, State Commissioner of Community and Regional Affairs reported in 1973 that there were no residents in the area to verify the existence of the City. Bay City was dissolved officialy by the Alaska State Legislature in March, 1974 (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, 4/24/73, p. 2) (Board on Geographic Names (BGN) files).

Description:

on NW shore of Knik Arm, 13 mi. N of Anchorage, Cook Inlet Low.

Citation:

Data from the National Atlas Data Base. This abridged version of the GNIS lists those entries found in the index of the USGS National Atlas of the United States of America as well as the entries for features that would be displayed on topographic maps at the scale of 1:250,000.

Entry Date:

05-Feb-1999

Elevation:

69/21 (feet/meters)

 

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