Grant Park Water Cache: Fountain at Milledge Ave. Traditional Cache

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schmoozie: Hopefully, someone else will place a cache somewhere near here in the park. Thanks for seeking my caches! -schmoozie

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Hidden : 8/28/2005
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is one of a series of caches in Grant Park all related to water. DO NOT VISIT THIS PARK AT NIGHT! This area is getting safer and safer every day, but it is still not totally safe at night.

Colonel Lemuel P. Grant originally donated the land for Grant Park. There used to be natural waterways in this park. Natural springs fed streams in the park, which fed the man-made Lake Abana. The lake was originally meant to be a retention pond for storm water management but it became the centerpiece of the park. People used to swim and row boats in the lake. However, it was drained in the early 1960s. The area Lake Abana once occupied is now a parking lot and zoo grounds.

This cache is placed near The Fountain at Milledge Avenue, a 2-sided fountain that was installed in 1927. The west side had an intricately tiled frieze with a fish spouting water into a bowl, which then spilled into a collection pool. The east side is framed by winding staircases on both sides and a grotto effect of granite block with a collection pool.

The Conservancy works hard to preserve and restore this historical park. Please don’t jeopardize our use of this park by bushwhacking or damaging any greenery or structures in the park. I have placed the caches so that you will not need to trample any greenery or climb on any structures. CITO is highly encouraged and will ensure a good relationship with the Conservancy.

To find out more about Grant Park and the Grant Park Conservancy visit this URL: http://gpconservancy.org. I got the information for this series of “Grant Park Water Caches” from their web site.

Be sure to visit these other Water Caches in Grant Park:
Grant Park Water Cache: Constitution Spring
Grant Park Water Cache: Judge J. Erskine Fountain
Grant Park Water Cache: Stone Path & Columns

Enjoy!!

Container is a regular sized Altoids-like tin covered in black duck tape. Bring a pen/pencil. Very small items can be traded, although this still isn't quite "big enough to be a small cache."

FTF: Camper17. Congratulations!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)


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