Scavenger Hunt

Charleston

  1. Where is Charleston located?
  2. When was the Citizens & Southern National Bank constructed and for what bank?
  3. What does “Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim” mean?

South and West Texas

  1. On what street is the Willis--Moody mansion located?
  2. How many acres are there in the Big Bend National Park?
  3. About how long have the Hueco Tanks supplied drinking water for people and animals?

Early History of the California Coast

  1. What was Angel Island used for after it was occupied by the U.S.?
  2. When was El Molino Viejo “old mill” constructed?
  3. San Luis Rey Mission Church now serves as what?

South Eastern Louisiana

  1. How many battle stars did the KIDD earn while being used in the Pacific during both World War II and the Korean Conflict?
  2. When did the old rear kitchen and dining room of the Carter Plantation burn?
  3. What years was The Houmas the center of the largest slave holding in Louisiana?

Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor

  1. Under Lehigh Valley Silk Mills, what cities had become the second most important silk producing region in the nation by 1920?
  2. What year did the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company Furnace become known as the Lackawanna Iron & Coal Company?
  3. Who was the Market Street Bridge designed by?

James River Plantations

  1. Why was the Tuckahoe plantation noteworthy?
  2. When was the Castlewood house granted to Henry Winfree?
  3. Who was the first known owner of Kittiewan?

Historic Places in Seattle

  1. What year was the Lyon building erected?
  2. When did the Paramount Theater open?
  3. What year did the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific agree to share a 5,245-foot tunnel underneath the Seattles business district and emerging near King Street Station?

Washington, DC

  1. When did the Renwick Gallery reopen after the restoration in 1967?
  2. What was the reason for the Peirce Mill to close down in 1958?
  3. What years did John Philip Sousa lead the Marine Barracks?

Hardin County Iowa

  1. What old US Highway runs across what is now called Washington Avenue Bridge?
  2. Mills Tower is a good example of what?
  3. In what year was the Hardin County Courthouse destroyed by a fire?

American Southwest

  1. At the Kinishba Ruins how many masonry buildings were constructed between 1250 and 1350 A.D?
  2. Acoma residents participated in what revolt?
  3. Taos Pueblo was the center of the great Pueblo Revolt of what year?

Central Vermont

  1. How many covered bridges still exist in Northfields?
  2. When did Allen Martin die while living in the Allenwood Farm?
  3. How many ponds are in the Roxbury Fish Hatchery?