USA Mega series #43; Texas Traditional Cache

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.

To help you navigate the public footways around this area, the Explorer 167 map will be helpful.

                                                                   TEXAS    

• Origin of name: From a Hasinai Indian word, ”Tejas”, which means friends or allies
• Capital: Austin
• Largest city: Houston
• Population: 26,448,193 (2013 est). Ranked 2nd in the US.
• Nicknames: The Loan star state
• Highest point: Guadalupe peak, 8,751 ft
• Admission to union: December 29^th, 1845 (28^th)
• State motto: Friendship
• State song: Texas, our Texas
• State tree: Pecan
• State flower: Bluebonnet
• State bird: Mockingbird
• Area: 268,581 sq mi. Ranked 2nd in the US.
  
   

Did you know……...

1) The Alamo is located in San Antonio. It is where Texas defenders fell to Mexican General Santa Anna and the phrase Remember the Alamo originated. The Alamo is considered the cradle of Texas liberty and the state's most popular historic site.

2) The King Ranch in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.

3) The first suspension bridge in the United States was the Waco Bridge. Built in 1870 and still in use today as a pedestrian crossing of the Brazos River.

4) Texas is home to Dell and Compaq computers and central Texas is often referred to as the Silicon Valley of the south.

5) The state's cattle population is estimated to be near 16 million.