Millbrook Park Traditional Cache
jdgroh: thanks to those who visited our cache, cache no longer available.
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Hidden in Millbrook Park, New Boston, Ohio you will need to park in
the area of N 038-45.534 W 082-55.668 (parking lot) then take trail
by tennis court then cross first bridge.
One of many towns with a history of steel production along the
Ohio River, New Boston is located just east of Portsmouth OH, and
was home to Millbrook Park. A side friction coaster was built in
1902 by Ingersoll, and at that time was the tallest one in the
world. I doubt if the record was held long, but research shows it
to be approximately 60 feet high. It was a modified version of the
typical figure-8 layout (which can be seen on coasters like Leap
The Dips at Lakemont Park in Altoona. A couple buildings from the
park remain, and there is a square red brick power station still
standing east of the Kmart plaza. That power station can be seen in
the few photos of the park. The coaster sat south of what is now a
series of telephone pole racks. The lift hill faced north. A liquor
store uses the former trolley station just north of the coaster
site. Millbrook was a beautiful place, and an ideal setting for a
park. But like so many others, being that close to the river proved
fatal. The coaster survived a couple floods, but the one in 1913
damaged it beyond repair and it was never reopened due to the cost
involved. The park itself found an end when the great Ohio flood of
1937 wiped out everything along its banks, combined with the
growing steel industry that took over the park property. Coney
Island in Cincinnati still has a marker indicating the 80' crest of
the river that year! Some of the items in the Ammo Box : FTF
certificate Info paper on the park (not a trade item) 5 DVD's about
the history of the park (for the first 5 to find) Pocket Game
Flashlight Logbook Pumpkin votive First aid kit Manicure set Gun
lock and more -- Note: the park closes at dusk Caution there may be
poison ivy nearby. Hidden under old dead tree
Additional Hints
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