Saturday, July 4, 2026 · america_250

America 250 · Independence Day

5 questions · 1000 points possible. Below are the prompts, hints, and target locations from this pack.

Two hundred and fifty years ago today, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. Today's pack walks five places where America's most patriotic date — and its strangest coincidences — have unfolded.

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01
Drop a pin on the Philadelphia building where the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
● Chestnut Street — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Did you know?
Most signers didn't actually sign on July 4 — the engrossed parchment wasn't ready until August 2. Some signers added their names as late as November.
Target
39.9489°, -75.1500°
Cap
932 mi
Weight
200 pts
02
Drop a pin on Thomas Jefferson's hilltop home — where he died on July 4, 1826, fifty years to the day after the Declaration he wrote.
● Monticello Loop — Virginia, United States
Did you know?
John Adams died in Quincy, MA the same afternoon — his last words were 'Thomas Jefferson survives.' He didn't know Jefferson had died hours earlier.
Target
38.0086°, -78.4533°
Cap
932 mi
Weight
200 pts
03
Drop a pin on the Texas-battlefield where Sam Houston's army surprised Santa Anna in eighteen minutes on April 21, 1836 — independence.
● Monument Circle — Channelview, Texas, United States
Did you know?
Houston's troops shouted 'Remember the Alamo!' as they overran the Mexican camp. Six weeks earlier, Santa Anna had killed every defender at the Alamo in San Antonio.
Target
29.7515°, -95.0815°
Cap
932 mi
Weight
200 pts
04
Drop a pin on the Mississippi River city whose siege ended on July 4, 1863 — splitting the Confederacy in two.
● Union Avenue — Mississippi, United States
Did you know?
After the surrender, Vicksburg refused to celebrate Independence Day for 81 years — the town didn't fly a Fourth of July flag again until 1944.
Target
32.3458°, -90.8492°
Cap
932 mi
Weight
200 pts
05
Drop a pin on the desert valley where Manzanar held 10,000 Japanese-Americans during WWII — a reminder that 'America 250' is also about what the country still owes.
● North Boundary Road — California, United States
Did you know?
Manzanar opened on March 21, 1942 and closed in November 1945. About 110 of its inmates died in camp; survivors received a federal apology and $20,000 each in 1988.
Target
36.7281°, -118.1546°
Cap
932 mi
Weight
200 pts

America 250 · Independence Day

Drop a pin on the Philadelphia building where the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

Drop a pin on Thomas Jefferson's hilltop home — where he died on July 4, 1826, fifty years to the day after the Declaration he wrote.

Drop a pin on the Texas-battlefield where Sam Houston's army surprised Santa Anna in eighteen minutes on April 21, 1836 — independence.

Drop a pin on the Mississippi River city whose siege ended on July 4, 1863 — splitting the Confederacy in two.

Drop a pin on the desert valley where Manzanar held 10,000 Japanese-Americans during WWII — a reminder that 'America 250' is also about what the country still owes.