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.
MISSOURI
- Origin of name: Algonquian Indians word meaning “river of the big canoes”
- Capital: Jefferson city
- Largest city: Kansas City
- Population: 6,044,171 (2013 est.) Ranked 18th in the US.
- Nicknames: The show-me state
- Highest point: Taum sauk mountain, 1,772 ft
- Admission to union: August 10th, 1821 (24th)
- State motto: The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law
- State song: Missouri Waltz
- State tree: Dogwood
- State flower: Hawthorn
- State bird: Bluebird
- Area: 69,709 sq mi. Ranked 21st in the US.
Did you know……...
1) The most destructive tornado on record occurred in Annapolis. In 3 hours, it tore through the town on March 18, 1925 leaving a 980-foot wide trail of demolished buildings, uprooted trees, and overturned cars. It left 823 people dead and almost 3,000 injured.
2) St. Louis; is also called, "The Gateway to the West" and "Home of the Blues".
3) Kansas City has more miles of boulevards than Paris and more fountains than any city except Rome.
4) Situated within a day's drive of 50% of the U.S. population, Branson and the Tri-Lakes area serves up to 65,000 visitors daily. Branson has been a "rubber tire" destination with the vast majority of tourists arriving by vehicles, RVs and tour buses. Branson has also become one of America's top motor coach vacation destinations with an estimated 4,000 buses arriving each year.
5) The most powerful earthquake to strike the United States occurred in 1811, centered in New Madrid, Missouri. The quake shook more than one million square miles, and was felt as far as 1,000 miles away.
To solve this one name the state Song.
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