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Nevada 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!

 


 

Nevada: Jackpot

N 41° 49.822' W 89° 15.628'

Where else would you expect to find a town named Jackpot than in Nevada? When Idaho outlawed casinos in 1954, slot machine mavens Pete Piersanti and Don French moved their slot operations — Cactus Pete’s and the Horseshu Club — less than a mile south to the state of Nevada. At first, the area remained unincorporated, and the club owners could not agree on a name. Paradise, Cactus Pete’s, and Horseshoe were all suggested names, but the county instead decided on the neutral name of Unincorporated Town No. 1 to settle the dispute. This forced the club owners to quickly compromise on the no-brainer name Jackpot in 1959.

 

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