Kent County - Letters From Home Letterbox Hybrid
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Kent County - Letters From Home
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Parking for the caches in the Letters From Home series can be found at N43 02.850 W85 48.512 (Marne), N43 07.578 W85 52.886 (Conklin), and N43 11.031 W85 56.816 (Ravenna).
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| LETTERS FROM HOME |
KENT COUNTY |
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Kent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the county had a population of 602,622. Its county seat is Grand Rapids. The county was set off in 1831, and organized in 1836. It is named for New York jurist and legal scholar James Kent, who represented the Michigan Territory in its dispute with Ohio over the Toledo Strip.
Kent County is the economic and manufacturing center of West Michigan, with the Steelcase corporation based in the county. It is also the home of the Frederik Meijer Gardens, a significant cultural landmark of the Midwest. The county is a traditional stronghold for the Republican Party, with a substantial conservative population, although the 2008 Presidential Election marked the first time since 1964 a Democratic Presidential candidate received more votes than his Republican opponent. The Gerald R. Ford International Airport is located within the county. |
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The Grand River runs through the county. On its west bank are burial mounds, remnants of the Hopewell Indians who once lived there. The valley of the river served as an important center for the fur trade in the early 19th century. After the War of 1812, Rix Robinson and Louis Campau were the earliest traders in the area.
In 1831, it was set off from Kalamazoo County. In 1838, Grand Rapids incorporated as the county's first village. By the end of the century, stimulated by the construction of several sawmills, the area was a significant center for agriculture, logging, and manufacturing furniture.
The highest point in Kent County is Fisk Knob Park, in Solon Township, at 1048 feet.
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To find the geocache, you must follow these instructions:
1. Read through the description of Kent County.
2. Let A = the highest elevation in the county. Let B = number of letters of the Indian Tribe that once lived here.
3. Travel at a bearing of 60.1 degrees for AB feet.
4. Now subtract .015 from your North Solution and add .003 to your west solution.
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In each geocache container you will find a stamp. Use this stamp to complete your Map of MI (related webpage above)
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| Remember to bring your own ink pad. No ink pads will be placed in any of the geocache containers in this series. |
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| For more on Kent County visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_County,_Michigan |
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For those that might not have tools to project waypoints geolifeline.com may be of some use to you.
There are 83 caches in this series. That is a lot to maintain so feel free to help by bringing along a spare bag and maybe a towel to dry out anything that gets moisture in it. Please keep the containers hidden from muggles. Thanks for playing.
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