This cache is place in honor of MOGA 2017, the First Mega Geocaching Event in Kansas. The goal of the committee was to pay homage to our gracious host, so each event cache is named after one of the 105 Counties that make up the state.
This cache is in honor of Shawnee County, Kansas
Shawnee County is located in Northeastern Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 177,934. making it the third-most populous county in Kansas. Its most populous city, Topeka, is the state capital and county seat, The county was one of the original 33 counties created by the first territorial legislature in 1855, and it was named for the Shawnee tribe of Native Americans. (Wikipedia)