Welcome to the USA Geoart! The caches are obviously not at the posted coordinates, but they are all located along Route 3 in NH and Route 102 in Vermont. They are all relatively simple finds because I want everyone to be able to find these caches, regardless of age or physical ability. But to find these caches, you must solve the following questions about each state’s symbols. The website I used to gather the information was https://statesymbolsusa.org, so please use the same website to avoid any discrepancies.
In each cache, there is a special little surprise for the FTF if they want it, a little homemade magnet of each state. Will you be the first to collect all fifty?
I also need to give a huge shout out to my Mom, Mummie91957, for helping me immensely with this geoart series. Without her, this geoart would’ve taken much longer to plan out.
Mississippi joined the Union as the 20th state on December 10, 1817. It gets its name from the Mississippi River which forms its western border. Early inhabitants of the area that became Mississippi included the Choctaw, Natchez, and Chickasaw. The French established the first permanent settlement in present-day Mississippi in 1699. Despite the abolition of slavery, racial discrimination lasted in Mississippi, and the state was a battleground of the Civil Rights Movement in the mid-20th century. In the early 21st century, Mississippi ranked among America’s poorest states.
N 44 A.BCD, W 71 E.FGH
A: State Bird:
Mockingbird = 45
Chickadee = 43
B: State Fish:
Largemouth Bass = 2
Smallmouth Bass = 6
C: State Flower:
Sunflower = 7
Magnolia = 6
D: State Nickname:
The Magnolia State = 8
The Mockingbird State = 4
E: State Reptile:
Turtle = 34
American Alligator = 37
F: State Tree:
Magnolia = 6
Lilac = 0
G: State Butterfly:
Monarch Butterfly = 9
Spicebush Swallowtail = 4
H: State Insect:
Honeybee = 5
Dragonfly = 1