The George Mudd Playground
The Playground
The George Mudd Playground was named in honor of Margate’s first appointed Parks & Recreation Director. George Mudd was a committed public servant, working with seniors and kids in Margate and serving as Chairman of the Community School Advisory Board and Consultant for the Center for Community Education of Florida Atlantic University. He is credited with designing the Margate City Flag and was the inspiration behind this covered playground located in David Park.
Mudd spearheaded more than $2.1 million in grants for Margate projects including the building of the Margate Catharine Young Library, which is adjacent to David Park. George Mudd claims that his greatest accomplishment was persuading the Broward County School Board to start the first county adult community school at Margate Middle School in 1973. The idea was extremely successful and spread to many other Broward County schools.
The Cache
The posted coordinates will bring you to part one of this two-part multicache. The sign at ground zero commemorates George Mudd’s contributions to the city of Margate. Use the information on the sign to determine the coordinates of the final stage.
The north coordinate is N 26° 14.XXX
XXX = (the number of years between Mudd's retirement and the playground's dedication x 100) - 90
The west coordinate is W 080° 12.YYY
YYY = (the number of years Mudd was in office x 20) - 18
Checksum: XXX + YYY = 972
There are no fees to visit David Park, but the park closes at sunset.