USA Mega series #15; Iowa Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

GizmoKyla: As the owner has not responded to our previous log requesting that they check this cache we are archiving it.

Please note that as this cache has now been archived by a reviewer or HQ staff it will NOT be unarchived.

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Hidden : 6/9/2014
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: other (other)

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Geocache Description:

This is a one of a series of 51 caches (50 traditional (States) and a puzzle bonus (USA)) that will take you around the town of Thornbury.

All the caches are to do with the USA and will give you info on all the states.

Once you have found all the caches in the series, send me a message and I will send you a souvenir for you to display on your profile page.

                                                            IOWA        

                                                    Flag of Iowa
 

 

  • Origin of name: From an Indian word meaning “This is the place” or “The beautiful land”
  • Capital: Des Moines
  • Largest city: Des Moines
  • Population: 3,090,416 (2013 est) Ranked 30th in the US.
  • Nicknames: The Hawkeye state
  • Highest point: Hawkeye point, 1,670 ft
  • Admission to union: December 28, 1846 (29th)
  • State motto: Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain
  • State song: The song of Iowa
  • State tree: Oak
  • State flower: Wild Prairie Rose
  • State bird: Eastern Goldfinch
  • Area: 56,272 sq mi. Ranked 26th in the US.

     

Did you know……...

 

 

1) Ripley's Believe It or Not has dubbed Burlington's Snake Alley the most crooked street in the world.

2) Quaker Oats, in Cedar Rapids, is the largest cereal company in the world.

3) Iowa is the only state whose east and west borders are 100% formed by water. Missouri and Mississippi rivers.

4) The highest double track railroad bridge in the world, the Kate Shelley Bridge, is located at Boone.

5) The famous actor John Wayne was born in Winterset on May 26, 1907.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onfr bs cbfg

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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