LOGGING DETAILS
To claim this Virtual, ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW, submit them to me AND visit the posted coordinates TAKE A PHOTO WITH YOUR CACHING NAME with the Front Door of the Bell Homestead BEHIND YOU. Post this with your log. You do not need to show your face in the photo, but your CACHING NAME MUST BE CLEAR (No Photoshops).
BELL HOMESTEAD NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
This sturdy homestead was the site of one of the most important scientific breakthroughs in history. On July 26th, 1874, the young Alexander Graham Bell sat in the dale here, in a spot he called his “dreaming place”, and pondered the quest for a “speaking telegraph”. As he stared down at the Grand River that warm summer day, inspiration struck: Bell grasped the principle on which his most famous invention, the telephone, would work. On a subsequent visit to his parents here two years later, he mounted one of the three crucial public demonstrations that proved the telephone was a practical form of communication. Bell’s invention would reshape the world.
For a century, the Homestead has welcomed visitors from far and wide. As one of Ontario’s oldest historic home museums, it has grown significantly in that time, with three restored historic buildings and an eclectic collection of original Bell family artifacts. Together they tell the story of how a young teacher of the deaf came to invent the telephone.
VISITING BELL HOMESTEAD
There is no cost to tour the grounds of Bell Homestead.
LOGGING DETAILS
To claim this Virtual, ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW, submit them to me AND visit the posted coordinates TAKE A PHOTO WITH YOUR CACHING NAME with the Front Door of the Bell Homestead BEHIND YOU. Post this with your log. You do not need to show your face in the photo, but your CACHING NAME MUST BE CLEAR (No Photoshops).
Answer the following questions and message the answers to me.
DO NOT post the answers in your log.
WAYPOINT 1: What are the 3 words below Celebrating 100 Years on the plaque?
WAYPOINT 2: What animal is on the door knocker?
WAYPOINT 3: Who is this tree in memory of?
WAYPOINT 4: How many windows are on the back wall of the barn?
WAYPOINT 5: What object sits at the top of the fence post?
Logs not fulfilling all the requirements will be deleted.
REFERENCES
https://theheartofontario.com/operator/bell-homestead-national-historic-site/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Homestead_National_Historic_Site
https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=1772
Virtual Rewards 4.0 - 2024-2025
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