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.
Texas joined the union on December 29, 1845. Spanish missionaries were the first European settlers founding San Antonio in 1718. Hostile natives and isolation from other Spanish colonies kept Texas sparsely populated until after the Revolutionary War and the War of Mexican Independence. The newly established Mexican government began to allow settlers from the U.S. to claim land here. This led to a population explosion, but greatly reduced the percentage of the population with Mexican heritage, which caused friction with the government in Mexico City. After several smaller insurrections, the Texas Revolution broke out, and the state became an independent nation in 1835. The newly formed Texas Republic, however, could not defend itself from more invasions by Mexican troops, and eventually negotiated with the U.S. to join the union in 1845.
N 44 A.BCD, W 71 E.FGH
A: State Bird:
Mockingbird = 52
Oriole = 53
B: State Fish:
Largemouth Bass = 1
Guadalupe Bass = 4
C: State Flower:
Sunflower = 9
Bluebonnet = 5
D: State Fruit:
Texas Red Grapefruit = 7
Red Grape = 3
E: State Gemstone:
Lapiz Lazuli = 30
Texas Blue Topaz = 31
F: State Large Mammal:
Longhorn = 0
Buffalo = 4
G: State Nickname:
The Alamo State = 1
The Lone Star State = 5
H: State Tree:
Maple Tree = 7
Pecan Tree = 1