WGD 2013 - Salisbury City Park Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 5/2/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:


CACHE DETAILS:

You are looking for a small Lock&Lock in Salisbury City Park.

SALISBURY CITY PARK DESCRIPTION:

The Salisbury City Park is the largest municipal park within the City limits. It encompasses 113 acres of land along Beaver Dam Creek from Snow Hill Rd to Beaglin Park Dr.

Some of the attractions located within the park:
Salisbury Zoological Park
Lighted tennis courts
Ball fields
Picnic areas and pavilions
Several playground areas, including Ben's Red Swings
Paddle boat rentals
Hiking and bike trails
The Francis J Tilghman Dog Park
Lighted horseshoe court

The Salisbury Community Band Performs its summer concert series annually in the historic bandstand. In the winter, the west side of the park is the site of the "Winter Wonderland" display of lights.

HISTORY:

The area that encompasses the Salisbury City Park was once covered by Humphrey’s Lake. The City Park owes its existence to the failure of the Humphrey’s Lake mill dam on May 29, 1909. After the lake was drained, the area east of the railroad bridge was an abandoned wasteland. In 1925, Salisbury Mayor Thomas L Parker Sr. negotiated the purchase of the 53 acre exposed lake bottom for $5000, in order to construct a new municipal water plant and well field.

Since the new water system only took up a small portion of the lake bottom, the balance of the land was developed as the municipal park. In 1927, Mayor Parker appointed the first Park Commission to oversee the park.

Winding through the early park was the east prong of the Wicomico River, spanned by a series of simple timber footbridges. The devastating Atlantic storm of August 1933 damaged the Schumaker Lake dam, flooding the park and destroying most of the improvements.

In the years following this storm, with aid from Depression Era federal work programs such as the WPA, the park lands were redesigned and improved with trees, shrubs, bridges, roads and walkways. Two of the most distinctive structures built during this time were the octagonal bandstand and the arched footbridge. The electric water fountain was built prior to the Salisbury Bicentennial in 1932.

This Cache Is Part Of The 2013 Wicomico Geocache Dash

The 2013 Wicomico Geocache Dash is a virtual trail that takes cachers to 20 sites located throughout Wicomico County. The locations feature Wicomico's "Hidden Treasures" - parks, museums, historical buildings, and waterways.

The 2013 Wicomico Geocache Dash is a Challenge Trail and worked on a passport system.

There are no alternate requirements to finding and logging this cache!
ALL COINS HAVE BEEN EARNED......
NO MORE COINS ARE AVAILABLE.

The following only pertained when coins were available:
However, if you would like to complete the Challenge and be eligible for the limited edition commemorative coin.....you must:
- Record the codeword on your passport.
- Sign the logbook.
- Take a picture of yourself near the cache.
Note: Do NOT take a picture of the cache container nor the hiding spot!!!
- Log your find online.
- Attach your picture to your log.

Only on June 8, 2013...finders will not be required to post their logs and photos online before qualifying for the geocoin.

For more information on the 2013 Wicomico Geocache Dash or to print out your passport go to 2013 Wicomico Geocache Dash Website.

Thanks to MDGamers for helping with this hide!

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