Squirrel's Nest LbNA #55118 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Aug 15, 2010 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Ocean Grove |
| County: | Monmouth |
| State: | New Jersey |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | The Tomes Trailers  |
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| Found by: | Traveling irish girl |
| Last found: | Mar 20, 2011 |
| Status: | aFFFaa |
| Last edited: | Aug 15, 2010 |
Ocean Grove was founded in 1869 as an outgrowth of the camp meeting movement in the United States. A group of Methodist clergymen, led by William B. Osborn and Ellwood H. Stokes, formed the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association to develop and operate a summer camp meeting site on the New Jersey seashore.
Ocean Grove’s Great Auditorium (15 Pilgrim Pathway, Ocean Grove, NJ) is mostly unchanged since its construction in 1894. The auditorium is built on bridge-like iron trusses laid on stone foundations. Aside from the trusses, the structure is made entirely of wood. It is said to be one of the largest wooden structures in the country.
The building features numerous "barn door" entrances with colored glass, dormers, and panels that open for ventilation. The present audience seating accommodates 6,217 though the original arrangement was closer to 10,000.
The curving ceiling allowed a speaker to be heard throughout the vast space in the days prior to amplification. The building still features lighting systems quite advanced for their time, such as the parallel rows of incandescent bulbs that adorn the varnished wood ceiling paneling.
“Memorial Cross” cross has adorned the exterior of the Great Auditorium since the end of World War II. It is said to have once been used for maritime navigation.
Surrounding the building is another historical reminder -- 114 tents, which are occupied from May to September, just as they have been since 1869. These rustic throwbacks adjoin to rear cabins containing a kitchen and bathroom. The tents are stored in the cabins during the winter.
From the front steps of the Great Auditorium, look to the left (south) and you’ll see Auditorium Park, complete with LOTS of friendly squirrels ... hence the box’s name. The park also boasts shady benches for relaxing, a water fountain, and a cupola which once stood atop Ocean Villa Hotel, one of Ocean Grove’s most grand Victorians.
The fountain marks the location of the original well that was dug in the summer of 1870 to provide fresh water to the camp. The "Beersheba" well gets its name from a well in Israel mentioned in scripture.
Stand at the front steps of the Great Auditorium and look into Auditorium Park. At the corner of the park closest to you, there is an information board. Behind that is an evergreen tree. Behind the evergreen tree is a tree with a large knot hole about 5-6 feet up from the ground. Inside the knot hole is the letterbox you seek.
Ocean Grove’s Great Auditorium (15 Pilgrim Pathway, Ocean Grove, NJ) is mostly unchanged since its construction in 1894. The auditorium is built on bridge-like iron trusses laid on stone foundations. Aside from the trusses, the structure is made entirely of wood. It is said to be one of the largest wooden structures in the country.
The building features numerous "barn door" entrances with colored glass, dormers, and panels that open for ventilation. The present audience seating accommodates 6,217 though the original arrangement was closer to 10,000.
The curving ceiling allowed a speaker to be heard throughout the vast space in the days prior to amplification. The building still features lighting systems quite advanced for their time, such as the parallel rows of incandescent bulbs that adorn the varnished wood ceiling paneling.
“Memorial Cross” cross has adorned the exterior of the Great Auditorium since the end of World War II. It is said to have once been used for maritime navigation.
Surrounding the building is another historical reminder -- 114 tents, which are occupied from May to September, just as they have been since 1869. These rustic throwbacks adjoin to rear cabins containing a kitchen and bathroom. The tents are stored in the cabins during the winter.
From the front steps of the Great Auditorium, look to the left (south) and you’ll see Auditorium Park, complete with LOTS of friendly squirrels ... hence the box’s name. The park also boasts shady benches for relaxing, a water fountain, and a cupola which once stood atop Ocean Villa Hotel, one of Ocean Grove’s most grand Victorians.
The fountain marks the location of the original well that was dug in the summer of 1870 to provide fresh water to the camp. The "Beersheba" well gets its name from a well in Israel mentioned in scripture.
Stand at the front steps of the Great Auditorium and look into Auditorium Park. At the corner of the park closest to you, there is an information board. Behind that is an evergreen tree. Behind the evergreen tree is a tree with a large knot hole about 5-6 feet up from the ground. Inside the knot hole is the letterbox you seek.