This 50 State Star celebrates
Nebraska - The Good Life
The NEBRASKA Star contains 51 Star caches, of which 50 are puzzles with a wherigo bonus. Each cache page will present Nebraska county trivia.
NEBRASKA FUN FACT
It was once said that, excluding ranch owners, their wives, and their cooks, at the time Chase County was organized, it was populated entirely by cowboys. Part of the reason for such a statement was that at one time Frenchman Creek and Stinking Water Creek were used as watering stops for cattle drives that traveled from Texas to the Union Pacific railhead at Ogallala.
The posted coordinates are bogus.
Please solve the following to find the coordinates of the cache container.
What town claims to have the last functional water-powered flour mill in the state? The mill pond was a popular recreation site and now is a state historical park.
A) Imperial 670
B) Chase 680
C) Wauneta 660
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What was one of the first communities in western Nebraska to be served with electrical power. An irrigation and power dam was located south of the village on a creek. The dam and generator were operated by Ralph Grosbach. The location of the power dam was flooded when the local Dam was finished in 1951.
A) Lamar 855
B) Enders 845
C) Grosbach 835
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