I have fancied putting togehter a geo art for a while now & being as the old series is a bit tired, had a chat with USAndy to do this re-run. This is a one of a series of 50 puzzle caches that will take you around the town of Thornbury. All puzzles are so easy to solve we have made the D rating a 1 on most, as the hides are easy to find as well.
All the caches are to do with the USA and will give you info on all the states.
To help you navigate the public footways around this area, the Explorer 167 map will be helpful.
The whole walk in one go will be no less than 12 miles, depending on other caches you can grab on the way round. There is a bonus cache as before.
Please see number 1 USA Mega series re-run #1; Alabama for car parking, if you need it.
ILLINOIS
- Origin of name: Algonquin for “tribe of superior men”
- Capital: Springfield
- Largest city: Chicago
- Population: 12,882,135 (2013 est) Ranked 5th in the US
- Nicknames: Land of Lincoln; The Prairie state
- Highest point: Charles mound, 1,235 ft
- Admission to union: December 3rd, 1818 (21st)
- State motto: State Sovereignty, National Union.
- State song: Illinois
- State tree: White Oak
- State flower: Violet
- State bird: Cardinal
- Area: 57,914 sq mi. Ranked 25th in the US.
Did you know……...
1) The world's first Skyscraper was built in Chicago, 1885.
2) Metropolis the home of Superman really exists in Southern Illinois.
3) Chicago is home to the Chicago Water Tower and Pumping Station, the only buildings to survive the Great Chicago Fire.
4) Before Abraham Lincoln was elected president he served in the Illinois legislature and practiced law in Springfield. Abraham Lincoln is buried just outside Springfield at Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site.
5) The Chicago River is dyed green on Saint Patrick's Day.
To solve this one name the state Tree.
You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.