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Schoolcraft College's Bell Tower Virtual v3.0 Virtual Cache

Hidden : 6/14/2022
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   virtual (virtual)

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Geocache Description:


DO NOT PARK IN ANY STAFF/FACULTY PARKING SPOTS, Campus Police can ticket you. I've included a parking waypoint for you.

The Schoolcraft College Bell Tower resides on the West side of the main campus in Livonia, Michigan, near the Central Lot not far off Haggerty Road: The Bell Tower was constructed in 1964 and stands 90 feet tall. The carillon bells hanging in the tower were purchased by donor Floyd Kehrl for $6,500 and were installed in November 1965. It's considered a proud symbol of Schoolcraft College for students, alumni, staff, and the surrounding community.

The tower has five small bells that came from five different early elementary schools in the College District: Livonia, Northville, Plymouth-Canton, Garden City and Clarenceville.

Starting in December 1972, every year they decorate the tower with several Christmas lights for the holiday. You can even hear Christmas music playing from the tower.

If you're luck enough to be there at the right time, you'll get to hear the bells chime. At the top of each hour it'll start with the small bells then you'll get a nice deep gong from the big bell - once for each hour. The small bells will also chime at 15, 30 and 45 minutes past each hour. No matter how many times I've passed the tower, if it goes off while I'm walking by - I jump  Let me know if it gets you while you're here.

In order to claim a find on this virtual, you must physically visit the tower and send me a message with the following answers. DO NOT post your answers in your log:

1) On the gift plaque, what is Floyd's middle initial?
2) On the plaque stating where the bells came from, what's the last city listed?
3) Go to the North side and look South, what 3 red letters are on the green box?
4) Optional: Please take a picture with you or your GPSr and the tower and upload it with your log. MAKE SURE YOU DON'T INCLUDE ANY OF THE ABOVE ANSWERS IN YOUR PICS!

NOTE: They cover a couple of the plaques during the holidays. During that time only, I'll temporarily allow just answer #3.

 

Virtual Rewards 3.0 - 2022-2023

This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between March 1, 2022 and March 1, 2023. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 3.0 on the Geocaching Blog.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vg'f gung gnyy guvat

Decryption Key

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)