*THIS GEOCACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES*

This Geoart is part of a Nationwide project:
THE USA 50 STATE STAR GEOART
celebrating every state in the USA !

Our Goal is to have a "50 STATE STAR" in each state of the USA.
Look for the states that proudly display the "STAR" !

George Gallup & The Gallup Poll:
 

• George Gallup was born in Jefferson, IA. He founded the American Institute of Public Opinion, also known as the Gallup Poll.
• He studied journalism at the University of Iowa and was a professor at Drake University, Northwestern, and Columbia.
• His interest in public opinions began when his mother-in-law Ola Babcock Miller, ran for office to become the first woman as Iowa Secretary of State.
• To remain objective and independent, Gallup refused to conduct any polling that was paid for or sponsored by any special interest groups.
• Gallup's polls that correctly predicted presidential elections made his company a leader in American polling and research.
• His childhood home in Jefferson, Iowa, is octagonal and was a station on the Underground Railroad.