Welcome to the State of Iowa!
Iowa became a state on December 28, 1846, the 29th state in the USA. It consists of 99 counties and has a population of 3.146 million people. Iowa is the only state whose east and west borders are formed entirely by rivers. The Mississippi River runs along the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River run along the west. Iowa is the 26th most extensive state in land area and the 30th most populous of the 50 states. The capital and largest city is Des Moines. Several famous people have called Iowa home, including a U.S. President, Vice President, two first ladies, five Nobel Prize winners and several writers, artists, musicians, actors and athletes.
I hope you enjoy your visit to our state as this geoart literally puts Iowa on the map!
This cache is NOT located at the posted coordinates!
You can find the coordinates here:
N 42° 13.492 W 91° 41.753
This series has 100 caches; 1 for each of the 99 counties and a bonus final! Enjoy learning a bit about our state and a few facts about each county!
Bremer County
County Seat: Waverly
Established: January 15, 1851
Population: 24,276
Area: 428 sq miles
County Name Origin: Fredrika Bremer, Swedish poet and author
This cache was placed as part of Hike-n-Seek 2019.
