GREAT GWYNNS FALLS TRAIL HUNT Join us as we uncover some of the rich history of the Gwynns Falls Trail! Discover the past and answer our “scavenger hunt” questions by reading the interpretive panels along the Trail. Go to our website, www.gwynnsfallstrail.org, to download a map of the Trail or contact us to have a map sent to you! HINT: Most of the panels can be found at the Trailheads! Please refer to the map to find the Trailheads! CONTEST QUESTIONS: Question 1: What were Captain John Smith and his crew hoping to find by exploring the Chesapeake Bay? Question 2: The neighborhood of Cherry Hill was originally established for whom? Question 3: According to local lore, what did Frederick Douglas do near Solo Gibbs Park? Question 4: Name at least one characteristic of an unhealthy stream and a healthy stream. Question 5: What part of Dickeyville was sold at auction in 1934? Great Prizes Include: Question 6: What large estate did John Leakin’s bequest allow the city to A New Bike! purchase in 1941 and 1948? Trapeze Lesson! Camping Gear and more! Question 7: Along what three stream valleys did the Olmsted landscape planning firm recommend the city acquire parkland in 1904? Name all three. Question 8: The dramatic water fall created by the diversion dam for the Ellicott millrace (later Ellicott Driveway) was named for what other famous water fall? Question 9: What early industry processed animal hair for use in mattresses and upholstery? Question 10: What year was Leon Day elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame? Question 11: The Gwynns Falls Trail is part of what network that sponsored the panel creation? Question 12: What organization initiated the panel creation? This contest is sponsored by the Gwynns Falls Trail Council in partnership with the Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks and the Parks & People Foundation. Contest open to all ages! All contest entries must be received by October 1, 2007 – Please send your winning answers to [email protected] or mail them to: Gwynns Falls Trail Council, 800 Wyman Park Drive, Suite 010 Baltimore, MD 21211. GREAT GWYNNS FALLS TRAIL HUNT Print this out, fill in the winning answers and send to: Gwynns Falls Trail Council, 800 Wyman Park Drive, Suite 010, Baltimore, MD 21211 or email them to [email protected] ANSWERS: Question 1:__________________________________________________________ Question 2: _________________________________________________________ Question 3: _________________________________________________________ Question 4: _________________________________________________________ Question 5: _________________________________________________________ Question 6: _________________________________________________________ Question 7: _________________________________________________________ Question 8: _________________________________________________________ Question 9: _________________________________________________________ Question 10: ________________________________________________________ Question 11: ________________________________________________________ Question 12: ________________________________________________________ For contributing contest prizes a special thanks to Light Street Cycles, REI, Earth Treks Climbing, TSNY Baltimore (Trapeze School), B&O Railroad Museum, Maryland Science Center, XP Laser Tag, Sports Legends at Camden Yards, Mount Clare Museum House and many others! .