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Quakertown Park Multi-Cache

Hidden : 8/13/2021
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Read the historic information plaque outside of Denton Civic Center and answer the following questions about Denton’s Quakertown to reveal the location of the final cache.

 

(N 33 13.ABC W 97 7.XYZ) [final location]

A - Where was Quakertown located near within Denton?

  • 8 - Old Alton Bridge
  • 4 - Farmlands
  • 1 - A watershed
  • 0 - City square

B - What street bounded Quakertown to its West

  • 8 - Withers
  • 4 - Oakland
  • 3 - Bell
  • 0 - Cottonwood

C - What type of Quakertown community building was burned and later rebuilt?

  • 9 - Restaurant
  • 7 - Housing
  • 6 - School
  • 3 - Physician office

 

X- Why was Quakertown turned into a city park?

  • 9 - It was sold to the city
  • 8 - The expanding white community voted to take over the land
  • 5 - The land was left abandoned
  • 2 - It did not end up being turned into a city park

Y - What was the final vote in the bond to purchase Quakertown?

  • 0 - 367 to 240
  • 3 - 354 to 253
  • 6 - 371 to 236
  • 8 - 369 to 238

Z -  How many families lost their homes when Quakertown was turned into a park?

  • 0 - None
  • 2 - 15
  • 5 - 30
  • 7 - 60+

 

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