If You Build It, They Will Come-NOT! by The Evil Three: Gladeslvr & Crew and the Sofa King (1.5/1)
N24° 39.006 W81° 34.373 (WGS84)
UTM 17R E 442027 N 2726326
Use waypoint: GCMYYY
Size: Small Hidden on 2/27/2005
In Florida, United States
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| You are looking for a container that is slightly bigger than a film canister. Log only-BYOP. |
PLEASE READ LOG BY GLADESLVR DATED NOVEMBER 27TH, 2006! Richter Clyde Perky had an idea. A grand idea that just didn't work out. In 1929, following the opening of Flager's railroad, Mr. Perky bought 25,000 acres on Sugarloaf Key. He knew the railroad would draw tourists to the Keys but that the horrendous mosquito population might be a deterrent. That's when Mr. Perky had his brainstorm. He would build a 30 foot tower that would draw thousands of bats to his island, thus eliminating the mosquitos (see, bats eat mosquitoes). Great Idea! He sent away for the plans to build his tower and hired Fred Johnson to do the construction. The tower would even have a chute down the middle to be used for collecting guana-a valuable fertilizer. Well, the tower was built and filled with a "secret bat bait" that was sure to lure the bats. Mr. Perky waited...and waited...the bats never came. This interesting bit of local history has withstood the ravages of time, sea air, vandals and hurricanes. Made of Dade County Pine, it's sure to last many more years as long as development stays away. "dedicated to good health at Perky, Florida".
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Current at 12/18/2006
12/7/2006 by wood_fly
This was cool even if my F/O (GAR) got bitten by a ton of ants!!! Watch out for these little buggers. This was an extraordinary cache if for the history alone. Seems like a very simple structure until you read why it was built. Seems like it is tougher than it looks
11/30/2006 by carolalma
After communicating with cache owner we retrieved the large version of this cache. It was so exposed that it was sure to be muggled again. We added a new log to the small version located right on the coords. Watch out for ANTS! Also took the Sylvester TB to move along.
11/27/2006 by gladeslvr & crew
Ok, let me explain what's going on with this cache... The original container ended up going awol before it was even found the first time. The Sofa King then replaced it with a decon...which also went awol. The decon was replaced by a camoed match holder. Ok, everybody with me so far? Now it seems the original container has been rediscovered! Until something else is worked out, whichever container you find will count! One is big, one is small. One is easy, one is hard. Only one is at the posted coords. Whichever cache you find and log doesn't really matter. What counts is that this crazy game brought you to one of the most unusual sights in the Florida Keys! Keep caching and enjoy!!!
11/19/2006 by NOFEARWMN
I found the cache that was quite off from the coordinates. I was there to actually replace the log for the owner in a small container but came up with the other one that was quite well equipped. The original coordinates were in a very wet muddy area. Thought I was on the right track since boards had been placed to help get to the area. So I guess this still counts as a find??? We had been to the bat tower before many years ago. Such a neat part of the historical Keys!!
11/14/2006 by Aseven
Found it with Mr.Magic. Greetings from 2 Swiss Geocachers.
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