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.
VIRGINIA
- Origin of name: In honour of Elizabeth “Virgin Queen” of England.
- Capital: Richmond
- Largest city: Virginia Beach
- Population: 8,260,405 (2013 est). Ranked 12th in the US.
- Nicknames: Old dominion; Mother of Presidents
- Highest point: Mount Rogers, 5,729 ft
- Admission to union: June 25th, 1788 (10th)
- State motto: Thus Always to Tyrants
- State song: Carry Me Back to Old Virginia
- State tree: Dogwood
- State flower: Dogwood
- State bird: Cardinal
- Area: 42,774.2 sq mi. Ranked 35th in the US.
Did you know……...
1) Jamestown was the first English settlement in the U.S. It was also the first capital of Virginia.
2) Eight United States Presidents were born in Virginia: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson.
3) The first Thanksgiving in North America was held in Virginia in 1619.
4) Virginia's largest private employer is also the world's largest ship building yard.
5) The American Revolution ended with the surrender of Cornwallis in Yorktown.
To solve this one name the state Bird.
You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.