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[Resolved] 25 U. S. State Capitals

[Resolved] 25 U. S. State Capitals
January 31, 2023 12:02AM
The requirement is simply to find a cache (any icon) in the county where you will find the city where the State Capitol is found in 25 different U. S. states. Washington D.C. counts as a state.

In reality, I would like the requirement to be: Find a cache (any icon) in the state capital city of 25 different U. S. states, but I understand it is too difficult to create a checker for cities.
Re: 25 U. S. State Capitals
January 31, 2023 01:08AM
Please provide a GC code.
Re: 25 U. S. State Capitals
January 31, 2023 01:37AM
Alright, I have a checker ready. However, I need two things from you.

1. As above, the GC code.

2. The checker accepts the following list of counties as "containing state capitols". Please confirm for me (a) the spelling of each county name, as I compiled this list by hand, and (b) that the counties are in fact what you consider to be "containing state capitols." There are a couple, such as Columbus, Ohio, where the capitol city can be considered to be in three different counties simultaneously. Unfortunately, one single county has to be picked per state.

Montgomery County (AL)
Juneau (AK)
Maricopa County (AZ)
Pulaski County (AR)
Sacramento County (CA)
Denver County (CO)
Hartford County (CT)
Kent County (DE)
Leon County (FL)
Fulton County (GA)
Honolulu County (HI)
Ada County (ID)
Sangamon County (IL)
Marion County (IN)
Polk County (IA)
Shawnee County (KS)
Franklin County (KY)
East Baton Rouge Parish (LA)
Kennebec County (ME)
Anne Arundel County (MD)
Suffolk County (MA)
Ingham County (MI)
Ramsey County (MN)
Hinds County (MS)
Cole County (MO)
Lewis and Clark County (MT)
Lancaster County (NE)
Carson City (NV)
Merrimack County (NH)
Mercer County (NJ)
Santa Fe County (NM)
Albany County (NY)
Wake County (NC)
Burleigh County (ND)
Franklin County (OH)
Oklahoma County (OK)
Marion County (OR)
Dauphin County (PA)
Providence County (RI)
Richland County (SC)
Hughes County (SD)
Davidson County (TN)
Travis County (TX)
Salt Lake County (UT)
Washington County (VT)
Richmond (VA)
Thurston County (WA)
Kanawha County (WV)
Dane County (WI)
Laramie County (WY)
Washington (DC)
Re: 25 U. S. State Capitals
February 01, 2023 06:40PM
Hello, Hügh, and thank you for the work you do for the geocaching community.

I knew I needed the GC code when I started the request, but I somehow forgot to add it. It is: GC9YN6K

Several of the listings are incorrect. For example: The county in Arizona where the state capitol is located is Maricopa County. The capital of Arkansas is in Pulaski County.

Here is a corrected list of counties in alphabetical order by states (STATE):

Montgomery County (AL)
Juneau County (AK)
Maricopa County (AZ)
Pulaski County (AR)
Sacramento County (CA)
Denver County (CO)
Hartford County (CT)
Kent County (DE)
Leon County (FL)
Fulton County (GA)
Honolulu County (HI)
Ada County (ID)
Sangamon County (IL)
Marion County (IN)
Polk County (IA)
Shawnee County (KS)
Franklin County (KY)
East Baton Rouge Parish (LA)
Kennebec County (ME)
Anne Arundel County (MD)
Suffolk County (MA)
Ingham County (MI)
Ramsey County (MN)
Hinds County (MS)
Cole County (MO)
Lewis and Clark County (MT)
Lancaster County (NE)
Carson City (NV)
Merrimack County (NH)
Mercer County (NJ)
Santa Fe County (NM)
Albany County (NY)
Wake County (NC)
Burleigh County (ND)
Franklin County (OH)
Oklahoma County (OK)
Marion County (OR)
Dauphin County (PA)
Providence County (RI)
Richland County (SC)
Hughes County (SD)
Davidson County (TN)
Travis County (TX)
Salt Lake County (UT)
Washington County (VT)
Richmond (VA)
Thurston County (WA)
Kanawha County (WV)
Dane County (WI)
Laramie County (WY)
Washington (DC)

Thank you again,
Marty (Porkwatch)
Re: 25 U. S. State Capitals
February 01, 2023 06:59PM
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Porkwatch
GC9YN6K

Thank you, this has been added. You can link to

https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC9YN6K/74810

on your cache page.

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Porkwatch
Several of the listings are incorrect. For example: The county in Arizona where the state capitol is located is Maricopa County. The capital of Arkansas is in Pulaski County.

I do not understand what you mean here. The original listing I gave lists Maricopa County for Arizona and Pulaski County for Arkansas.



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Porkwatch
Juneau County (AK)

Since Juneau is both a city and a borough, the Project-GC system refers to this county as simply "Juneau (AK)" as opposed to "Juneau County (AK)". But otherwise, your list matches the one I gave earlier. Thank you.
Re: 25 U. S. State Capitals
February 03, 2023 01:55AM
Hi again, Hügh.

I probably misread the AR county. I have just had the bandages removed from my left eye, which is my better eye, after 2 operations for cancer. Squinting to read stuff is hard at the moment.

You are totally right. The state of Alaska is divided into 19 organized boroughs and one Unorganized Borough. Alaska and the state of Louisiana are the only states that do not call their first-order administrative subdivisions counties (Louisiana uses parishes instead).

I'm tried the checker using my name, my brother's name, and my son & daughter's names. All of us score correctly.

Thanks again for the work you do for the geocaching community.

Marty
(Porkwatch)
Re: 25 U. S. State Capitals
February 03, 2023 01:56AM
Wonderful. If anyone does ever report issues of missing counties, feel free to let me know.

Get well soon.
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