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° 12.228 W 91° 34.714
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!
Henry County
County Seat: Mount Pleasant
Established: December 7, 1836
Population: 20,145
Area: 434 sq miles
County Name Origin: Henry Dodge, served in Black Hawk War and other Indian wars and governor of Wisconsin Territory
This cache was placed as part of Hike-n-Seek 2019.
