Welcome to the USA Geoart! The caches are obviously not at the posted coordinates, but they are all located along Route 3 in NH and Route 102 in Vermont. They are all relatively simple finds because I want everyone to be able to find these caches, regardless of age or physical ability. But to find these caches, you must solve the following questions about each state’s symbols. The website I used to gather the information was https://statesymbolsusa.org, so please use the same website to avoid any discrepancies.
In each cache, there is a special little surprise for the FTF if they want it, a little homemade magnet of each state. Will you be the first to collect all fifty?
I also need to give a huge shout out to my Mom, Mummie91957, for helping me immensely with this geoart series. Without her, this geoart would’ve taken much longer to plan out.
Illinois joined the union on December 3, 1818. The first Europeans to visit Illinois were the French explorers Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette in 1673, but the region was given to Britain after the French and Indian War. After the American Revolution, Illinois became a territory of the United States. In the late 1800’s there was a great need for workers in the mills, rail yards and slaughterhouses which made Chicago a popular destination for immigrants and freed blacks.
N 44 A.BCD, W 71 E.FGH
A: State Animal:
White-Tailed Deer = 49
Black Bear = 50
B: State Bird:
Bluejay = 9
Northern Cardinal = 0
C: State Fish:
Bluegill = 6
Pickerel = 5
D: State Flower:
Lupine = 3
Violet = 9
E: State Nickname:
The Prairie State = 34
The Windy State = 32
F: State Mineral:
Quartz = 8
Fluorite = 0
G: State Tree:
White Oak = 3
White Birch = 2
H: State Pie:
Pumpkin = 0
Apple = 1