RT66:MO - Fountainbleau Traditional Cache

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Greetings ,

I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings but it has been a while since I first looked at this cache. I can't find any recent responses about maintaining this cache so it will be archived and removed from the active cache listings.

A few weeks have now become a couple of months and it is time for this cache to be retired.

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Hidden : 11/10/2007
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Get Your Kicks On Route 66
Enjoy your drive down the Mother Road.
The intent of this series is to point out historic or unique places along old route 66 between IL and CA. It is NOT meant to be a power trail as caches may be 50 miles or more apart. Stop and enjoy these sights along the way.

NOTICE: For additional details on the Route 66 project (plans, thoughts, template, etc) or to participate and create Route 66 caches along the "Mother Road" in your area, visit our site at www.route66geocaching.org. (visit link). . 

This area was once known as Fountainebleau Park, among other things, such as Sylvan Beach Resort. This was right along the side of Rt. 66, which was the road in the foreground of the postcard. There was a pool right down the hill from the entrance, about where the restrooms are now. My mom says that by the pool, there was a dance hall, and bar, with a bunch of treehouses you could go to and eat your food in. Cacher RGS remembers there was a shooting range back in the woods, and there is part of an old paddle wheeler in the river near here. This cache page is an on-going project, I haven't been able to locate much about the area, and would like more from anyone who remembers it. I will add more to the story as I get it.
This cache is located on the hill right next to where the small house in the picture below was, between the pool and the restaurant next to the highway. None of these buildings exist anymore, but there are a bunch of cinder blocks next to the cache's hiding spot.
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About This Area:
Emmenegger Nature Park contains 93 acres. Possom Woods Conservation Area, located adjacent to Emmenegger Nature Park, contains an additional 15 acres. The combination of the 2 areas totals approximately 108 acres. Originally, the area was part of a large estate owned by members of the Lemp family. This family owned a large St. Louis brewery around the turn of the 20th century. Over the last 100 years, the area was used as an exotic animal breeding area for the St. Louis Zoo, a riverside resort and a public swimming pool and tennis club. Russell E. Emmenegger, a prominent real estate developer, purchased the land in the 1970's and donated the property to the City of Kirkwood. The property is leased by the Department of Conservation, and is currently operated in partnership between MDC and the City of Kirkwood. The topography of the area allows for a diverse mix of upland hardwoods along the ridges and bottom land species in the valley and along the Meramec River, which is located along the western boundary of the area. Upland hardwood forest tree species includes white oak, red oak, post oak, shagbark hickory, sugar maple, and many others. The understory trees include roughleaf dogwood, redbud, and pawpaw. Species in the bottomland areas include elm, boxelder, silver maple, American sycamore and white oak, among others.
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