This cache will give you a little history of our wonderful city and some of the history this particular area has to offer.
All answers can be found in the Historic dates on the Harbourside Park Information Board. The board will not only give you the answers to the missing portions of the Cache puzzle, but it will give you a great history lesson as well. Once you have the solution take some time to enjoy what this park has to offer.
The Final Cache coordinates are:
N 47 34.ABC
W 052 42.DEF
Where:
A502 - St. John’s was visited by Jasper and Miguel Corte Real from Portugal
15B3 – Sir Humphrey Gilbert, on Admiral's Beach, claimed New-Founde-Land for Elizabeth I - thereby starting the British Empire.
16C0 – The First "Planters"(year round fishermen) and families, claimed fishing "Rooms" on the shoreline, on either side of Admiral's Beach.
175D – Start of immigration from England and Ireland, landing here at King's Wharf, and at the Galway Wharf (adjacent east).
18E2 – Newfoundland was granted the right to elect Representative Government. Located here were the first polling station, and the first Parliament - at "King's Place" (a public house).
F924 – Newfoundland’s National War Memorial was built here – one of the world’s most magnificent war memorials – occupying what had been Haymarket Square.
The cache is a small container that contains just a logsheet, it is located just a short walk from this park but take some time to explore and enjoy this park while you are here. Please replace it so that it isn’t found by muggles. Please be sure to BYOP.
