The Great Elephant Escape LbNA #68936
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Add Location| Owner: | lore
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| Plant date: | Jul 1, 2015 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Arlington |
| County: | Fairfax |
| State: | Virginia |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | SoArlExplorers |
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| Last found: | Jul 27, 2016 |
| Status: | FFFFFa |
| Last edited: | Jun 25, 2024 |
Note: As of February 24, 2018, this letterbox may be missing! I don't live in the area, so can't check it. If you do try to find it please let me know if it's still there, or if it's gone. Thank you.
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This letterbox celebrates The Great Elephant Escape of 1906! Read the story here:
http://blogs.nvcc.edu/wp-content/themes/tnvr/mcclellan-raybuck-elephant-hunt.pdf
Start at the Old Navy store, at 5800 Crossroads Ctr Way, Bldg B, Falls Church, VA 22041. Look back to the right behind the store for a historical marker to get started on the story.
Drive south on 7 Leesburg Pike.
Go west on Columbia Pike.
Take a left on Lacy.
Watch for a circus-like house at the intersection of lacy and Hoffman Lane on right near the Holy Scripture Church. There is a full waterfall and a cast of characters on the lawn!
Lacy turns into Fillmore.
At the end of Fillmore, park at the tennis courts near the entrance to the nature trail.
Start walking at the archway of the Dora Kelley Nature Park.
You will walk about 143 steps (or 100 meters).
On your way, look for one triple trunk tree (on right) and FOUR double trunk trees. These are in your first fifty steps.
Around 143 steps, On your right is a big stump about four feet high with a hole in it. The box is in the hole.
While you are there can explore the nature trails, see our small "rapids" and go to the Jerome "Buddie" Ford Nature Center.
http://alexandriava.gov/recreation/info/default.aspx?id=12362
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This letterbox celebrates The Great Elephant Escape of 1906! Read the story here:
http://blogs.nvcc.edu/wp-content/themes/tnvr/mcclellan-raybuck-elephant-hunt.pdf
Start at the Old Navy store, at 5800 Crossroads Ctr Way, Bldg B, Falls Church, VA 22041. Look back to the right behind the store for a historical marker to get started on the story.
Drive south on 7 Leesburg Pike.
Go west on Columbia Pike.
Take a left on Lacy.
Watch for a circus-like house at the intersection of lacy and Hoffman Lane on right near the Holy Scripture Church. There is a full waterfall and a cast of characters on the lawn!
Lacy turns into Fillmore.
At the end of Fillmore, park at the tennis courts near the entrance to the nature trail.
Start walking at the archway of the Dora Kelley Nature Park.
You will walk about 143 steps (or 100 meters).
On your way, look for one triple trunk tree (on right) and FOUR double trunk trees. These are in your first fifty steps.
Around 143 steps, On your right is a big stump about four feet high with a hole in it. The box is in the hole.
While you are there can explore the nature trails, see our small "rapids" and go to the Jerome "Buddie" Ford Nature Center.
http://alexandriava.gov/recreation/info/default.aspx?id=12362