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Indiana Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/25/2023
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Cache is not at posted coordinates

 

This is one state that is part of the U.S.A. geoart.  Each state features an unusual but real name of a town in the state. Please consider giving a favorite point(s) to the one(s) you like the best!

 


 

Indiana: Santa Claus

N 41° 49.680' W 89° 16.237'

You can bet this Indiana town goes all out for Christmas. But just how did it get its famous name? When the town was established in 1854, it was called Santa Fe. With the arrival of a post office in 1896, the town was told to change its name to avoid confusion with the existing Indiana town of the same name. According to local legend, as the townspeople gathered on Christmas Eve and contemplated a new name, they took inspiration from the children excitedly calling out for Santa Claus. The post office in Santa Claus, Indiana, was established in 1856, and since the early 1900s, a group of volunteers works every holiday season to ensure the thousands of incoming letters to Santa get answered every year.

 

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