The Midnight Riders were one of the lucky few to receive the honor of hiding a new Virtual cache. We wanted to hide one of our trademark hides that usually leaves many a cacher scratching their head. Instead we decided to honor local heroes that risked their lives to defend our great country and protect the people of Roseville.
Here is a little information on the City of Roseville
Roseville is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan, and is a part of the Metro Detroit area. The population was 47,299 at the 2010 census. Until 1958, Roseville was a part of Erin Township.The first permanent post office in the area was established in 1840 by William Rose who named it the Roseville Post Office in honor of his father Dennison Rose, a veteran of the War of 1812.The Village of Roseville was incorporated in 1926 and the Municipal Building was constructed in 1929 at Gratiot Avenue and Meier Road. This replaced the Erin Township Building that was built near the corner of 11 Mile Road and Gratiot in 1886. The 1929 building housed administrative offices as well as the police and fire departments until the 1960s when separate police and fire stations were constructed. City offices remained in the building until 1974.Michigan’s first commercial airport, Packard Field, opened at Gratiot Avenue and Frazho Road in 1919. It was renamed Gratiot Airport in 1929 and later Hartung Field. The Eastgate Shopping Center was constructed on the site in the 1950s.The Erin-Roseville Library was established in 1936 in one room of the Municipal Building. The library moved to its own building in the 1960s and into the newly constructed civic center in 1974. It currently circulates approximately 250,000 items annually.In 1958, the village and remaining parts of Erin Township were incorporated as the City of Roseville.An early regional mall, the Macomb Mall, opened in 1964 and is still open today, located west of Gratiot and MasonicRoseville has a Council-Manager government. Voters elect the six council member, mayor, city clerk and treasurer for four-year. The terms are staggered so that only three council members are selected in odd-year general elections.Roseville is located within the 39th Judicial District with the City of Fraser.
The Virtual:
The posted cords will bring you to a Memorial honoring the fallen heroes from the Police and Fire Departments in Roseville. As you move to the west you will come across five plaques that commemorate the history of Roseville. Continuing west you will find bronze statues of the Rosebuds, a fictional Roseville family on their way to the Library. North of the statues and down a few steps you will find the Roseville Veterans Memorial. To claim a find of this Virtual Cache you will have to answer a few questions to prove you were actually here. Please send your answers via geocaching messenger or email.
Please complete these requirments to log the cache.
-Take a picture of yourself (or your group) as if you are walking with the Bronze Rosebud statues. If you don't want to show your face take the picture from the back side of the stautue as if you or your group are walking away from the camera with the Rosebuds. Post this picture with your log.
Answer these questions
-On the Roseville Fallen Heroes Memorial how many prayers are listed on the back side?
Moving to the Five Historical Plaques.
The Junction
-Lydia Wiggant made how much a month as the Toll Collector?
Rapid Railway
-Which number is punched on the Rapid Railway ticket pictured on this plaque?
Packard Field
-What year did Packard Field close?
Frenchy’s Auto Parts
-What was Frenchy’s real first name?
West to The Rosebuds Statues
-Mr. & Mrs. Rosebud are walking towards the Library entrance with their children. What name can you find inscribed on both parents?
North and down the stairs to the Veterans Wall
-Which Roseville Veteran was a Medal of Honor winner?
We hope you liked the this Virtual Cache honering the famous peple and fallen heroes of Roseville Michigan