MMS.08 - St. Clair Flats Range Front Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

Goldfinch: This series has been a lot of fun for me and many others. But now it is time for this Geo-Art to be retired. The area is nor open for something new. Looking forward to seeing what someone will use this area for in the furture. Thanks goes out to everyone that found the caches.
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Hidden : 4/15/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

"MMS"
Michigan Map Series

The above coordinates are FALSE.

This cache is part of a series of caches. Please read about the series in GC5DBXQ - "Geo-Art Michigan". All information and updates to this series will be listed in the above cache.

To find the TRUE coords. determine if the statement is TRUE or FALSE.

St. Clair Flats Old Range Light Front
Construction of the Old South Channel Range Lights started in 1855 and finished in 1859. These lights guided ships into the fresh water delta once known as the Venice of America. They still stand today just off the southeastern tip of Harsens Island. The front light began to lean in 1875 and was dismantled and rebuilt on the same stone and timber crib that it had been built on originally. It has remained but is again leaning and in very bad condition from erosion of the base. A non-profit organization that was formed to accomplish this. In 1990, the group placed a steel cell around the base, reinforced and filled it with limestone for temporary support until a permanent seawall could be built. In the fall of 1996, a permanent seawall was completed around the front light island. The rear light was built on the same type of crib but has weathered the elements over the years. There was a large keeper's house on the island surrounding the light that was taken down in the early 1930's. The lights have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. These lighthouses that were seemingly doomed in the mid 1980's are now in good and able hands.
True : N 44° 40.296 W 85° 17.567

False: N 44° 39.855 W 85° 16.565

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A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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