Bonnett's Flowers LbNA #30260
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Add Location| Owner: | Hart x6  |
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| Plant date: | Apr 21, 2007 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Freeport |
| County: | Stephenson |
| State: | Illinois |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Lovely Pink |
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| Last found: | Aug 13, 2015 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Apr 21, 2007 |
This box was hidden in a hurry and under stressed conditions. I am not totally happy with where it is located and may move it in May or June of 2008.
When I first moved to the Quad-Cities in 1998 I worked for Bonnett's Wholesale Florist. The first route I learned was the Freeport Route. I actually knew Freeport's streets and landmarks better than I knew any of the Quad-Cities.
From 1999 until now my wife and I make an annually trek up to the Pretzel City for a day of Union Dairy and Krape Park fun. In fact, we considered even moving up to Freeport.
Though my days of driving for Bonnett's are long behind me, I figured I would honor those days of delivering flowers to one of my favorite cities with a letterbox.
CLUES;
Find Oakland Cemetery off of West Pearl City Road.
After entering the cemetery keep on the "Sunny Side" and you will see a soldier standing at attention on a pedestal.
He is keeping a watchful eye on our letterbox, see where he is looking? A stone wall with a locked door on the side of a hill.
Park in front of the locked door and climb up the left side. The flowers you seek are hidden behind a small rock NOT on the front facade but on the front of the long wall.
This box has a hand carved stamp, bring your own stamp pad.
When I first moved to the Quad-Cities in 1998 I worked for Bonnett's Wholesale Florist. The first route I learned was the Freeport Route. I actually knew Freeport's streets and landmarks better than I knew any of the Quad-Cities.
From 1999 until now my wife and I make an annually trek up to the Pretzel City for a day of Union Dairy and Krape Park fun. In fact, we considered even moving up to Freeport.
Though my days of driving for Bonnett's are long behind me, I figured I would honor those days of delivering flowers to one of my favorite cities with a letterbox.
CLUES;
Find Oakland Cemetery off of West Pearl City Road.
After entering the cemetery keep on the "Sunny Side" and you will see a soldier standing at attention on a pedestal.
He is keeping a watchful eye on our letterbox, see where he is looking? A stone wall with a locked door on the side of a hill.
Park in front of the locked door and climb up the left side. The flowers you seek are hidden behind a small rock NOT on the front facade but on the front of the long wall.
This box has a hand carved stamp, bring your own stamp pad.