This is the first of a little series of puzzles that are all about Indiana and its history. All of the answers to the questions can be found with a little bit of online research.
The final coordinates will take you near a historical marker in Greenwood. You are searching for a bison container.
The coordinates for this cache will be in the form of:
39 ab.cde 86 fg.hij.
Question 1: Corydon was Indiana’s first state capital. Until what year was it the capital? Answer: xxxg
Question 2: Not only was Corydon the first state capital, but it was also the site of the only Civil War battle fought on Indiana soil. What was the date? Answer: xx/dh/xxxa
Question 3: The highest point in Indiana is along the eastern border in Wayne county. How high is it? Answer: xxei feet.
Question 4: George W. Julian, an Indiana congressman, proposed the first resolution for a women-suffrage amendment in what year? Answer: xcbx
Question 5: Will Shortz graduated as the first and only person with a degree in enigmatology (the study of puzzles) in 1974 from Indiana University. What was the year the first graduating class at IU? Answer: xxxf
Question 6: Although there may still be some debate, Ray Harroun, driving a Marmon “Wasp,” won the first Indianapolis 500. In what year did this take place? Answer: xjxx
If you have any questions or comments along the way, feel free
to ask. I've included Geochecker in the event that one information
source has a different number than the rest, or if you just want to
verify the coords to avoid wasted gas.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.
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