UPDATE 2023-12-28: Plaques still haven't been replaced and it looks like they might be doing more work at the silos come Spring. For now, continue to just send me a picture of you with the silos.
UPDATE 2023-07-20: Construction is now going on in front of the silos and it looks like they even removed the two plaques so for now, you only need to send me a picture of the silos to prove you were there, you need not answer the questions.
What it looked like....
The Flour Mill silos are one of the most distinct historical sites in the City of Greater Sudbury. Built in 1911 by the Ontario and Manitoba Flour Mill Company, the six silos stood adjacent to a seven-storey brick flour mill building. Nearby agricultural communities would send grain to the operation to be milled and then stored in the concrete silos. However, a variety of factors, including stiff competition from milling companies in Thunder Bay and the fact that local farmers sold their land and switched from farming to mining, led to the company's demise in 1917 and the demolition of the mill in 1920. The silos remained standing because they were too expensive to demolish. Despite some effort in the 1950's to remove the silos, in the 1970's there was strong community support to preserve them as a heritage landmark. The silos were finally designated a city heritage site in 1973 and recognized under the Ontario Heritage Act in 1989.
LOGGING REQUIREMENTS:
To log this cache as found, message me the correct answers. You can post the required photo to your log.
1. According to the plaque at the posted coordinates, the federal, provincial and municipal governments wish to dedicate this park to who? 2 words
2. In the top left corner of the plaque, what is the engraved picture of?
3. Post a picture of yourself or your thumb, or anything else with the silos in the background to prove you were there. You will post that picture in your log. Failure to post the necessary picture will mean a deletion of your log.
Virtual Rewards 3.0 - 2022-2023
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