Love Bug-Earth Yellow Scalloped Wood
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Owner:
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shellbadger
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Released:
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Saturday, February 23, 2019
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Origin:
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Texas, United States
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Recently Spotted:
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In the hands of tsobczynski.
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This travel bug has the modest goal to circulate more than five years and to be moved by at least 25 cachers. As of 28-Oct-19 it had survived for 228 days and had been moved by 4 cachers.
Please drop it in rural OR Premium Member Only caches. Do not place it in an urban cache or abandon it at a caching event where there is no security. Transport the bug in the original plastic bag for as long as the bag lasts; the bag keeps the trackable clean, protects the number and prevents tangling with other items. Otherwise, take the travel bug anywhere you wish. No permission is needed to leave the U.S.
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This is one of a series of heart-shaped items obtained from different places and converted into travel bugs. They are named either for the places of their origin or for Texas Panhandle-South Plains towns with interesting names or histories.
Earth is in northwestern Lamb County. It was established in 1924 by William E. Halsell. Originally Halsell called the place Fairlawn or Fairleen, but it was renamed Earth, supposedly for a sandstorm blowing when storekeeper and first postmaster C. H. Reeves had to come up with a name acceptable to postal authorities in Washington. Another story is that Reeves described the storm in a letter to Washington and received the reply: "The earth seems to move in your country. You will call the post office Earth." Still another story is that Halsell was impressed with the region's fertile soil and wanted the name Good Earth, which the post office shortened.
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