Logs for TarribleT 

THTC. It is the happiest place on earth. 

Staying at the Holiday Inn Darling Harbour so I thought I would make this a quick grab before doing some of the sights for the day. Good Coords and easy clue. TFTC. SL. Placed and grabbed back a geocoin for mileage.
Terry T., Biloxi, MS, USA 

It was a beautiful day at the Writer's Walk and Circular Quay. Enjoyed the walk looking at all of the different writers. My first inclination was to pick a writer from the United States, such as Jack London because I have been to his original cabin which has been preserved and relocated to Jack London Square in Oakland, California. Instead I went with Kylie Tennant as her work was known for its well-researched, realistic, yet positive portrayals of the lives of the underprivileged in Australia. I read her book The Battlers and even though it was fiction, it really detailed the Depression.

Thanks for the cache. Terry T., Biloxi, MS, USA 

Placing and grabbing back a geocoin to put some mileage on it. Thanks, Terry T., Biloxi, MS, USA 

Stopped in Coober Pedy to spend a couple of days before we headed up to Ayer's Rock and then over to the East Coast. Saw this cache and was able to walk to it from our Underground Hotel. This town is really a sight to see and a great experience. TFTC. Signed the Log, Took the Geo-coin and Left a Vancouver, Canada, World Police and Fire Games pin.

Terry T., Biloxi, Mississippi, USA. 

Out here from the USA, visiting with our friends, Bill and Anne Bell, owners of the Golden Heritage Motor Inn in Beechworth. From here we are going to Bendigo to shoot in the Queen's Games and then on to Adelaide to shoot in the World Police & Fire Games. Thanks for the cache and the wonderful view. TNLN, Signed log. Terry T., Biloxi, MS, USA 

Out here from the USA, visiting with our friends, Bill and Anne Bell, owners of the Golden Heritage Motor Inn in Beechworth. From here we are going to Bendigo to shoot in the Queen's Games and then on to Adelaide to shoot in the World Police & Fire Games. Took your advice re the Beechworth Bakery and it was wonderful. We have only been back to it 3 times in the 3 days we have been here.

Thanks for the cache and the history lesson. Took nothing and left 3 Geocoins. Thanks, Terry T., Biloxi, Biloxi, MS 

This Bench Mark is placed at the top of Mansell Peak near the base of the Fire Lookout Tower in Madison County, Mississippi, USA

Altitude: 486ft

Marker Type: triangulation station disk
Setting: set into the top of a round concrete monument
Stability: May hold, but of type commonly subject to surface motion.
Designation: MANSELL


 

N 30° 23.668 W 088° 54.074
Constructed in sections by the firm of Murray and Hazelhurst of Baltimore, Maryland, the Biloxi lighthouse arrived at this location aboard the Brigantine, General North and was erected in 1848. A cast-iron sheath lined with locally made brick, the 48-foot tower is one of the few of its type remaining on the Gulf of Mexico. It was illuminated by a fourth order Fresnel lens visible at a distance of 13 nautical miles.

The original site of the light was a sand bluff. Neglect during the Civil War years and the subsequent failure of a retaining wall in 1867 caused the tower to lean two feet off center. In danger of toppling into the Mississippi Sound, the tower was righted by excavation under the north side. Also heavily rusted the tower was given a coating of black coal tar, thus giving rise to a popular local myth that the community had painted the structure black to mourn the death of Abraham Lincoln. The lighthouse was repainted white to make it stand out against the dark green pinewoods.

During most of its existence as an active station the Biloxi lighthouse was uniquely tended by females, beginning with Mary Reynolds in 1854. Maria Younghans assumed duties in 1867 and was succeeded by her daughter Miranda in 1920. The light was electrified in 1926.