Great Winter Park Sinkhole of 1981 Traditional Cache
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Great Winter Park Sinkhole of 1981
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You are looking for a camoed brown 5 gallon bucket. The difficulty
on this one is the sinkhole ground you will be traversing is very
slippery, and could be dangerous. I highly recommend a walking
stick of some sort.
In May 1981, during a period of record-low water levels in
Florida's limestone aquifer, a massive sinkhole opened up near the
corner of Denning Drive and Fairbanks Avenue. In a single day the
hole widened to 320 feet (98 m) and to a depth of 90 feet (27 m),
destroying an import car dealership, a public pool, and large
portions of Denning Drive. In addition, the sinkhole "ate" an
entire two-story home. The deepest part of the limestone cavern
must have been directly under the house as not even the peak of its
roof could be seen after the sinkhole stabilized. Fortunately, no
one was in the house at the time the cavern roof collapsed. City
engineers managed to stabilize the sinkhole, which drew national
attention and became a popular tourist attraction during the summer
of 1981. A carnival-like atmosphere arose around the area, with
vendors selling food, balloons, and t-shirts to visitors.
Eventually the novelty wore off as the city repaired the damage and
turned the sinkhole into man-made Lake Rose, seen in this aerial
view.
Feel free to take a walk around the now lake rose, and see some
of the debris still lying around. The related web link above has a
youtube video attached, skip past the reporter to minute 2, and see
live footage of the sinkhole the day it happened.
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