Sunday, July 26, 2026 · america_250
America 250 · The Empire State ratifies — July 26
5 questions · 1000 points possible. Below are the prompts, hints, and target locations from this pack.
On July 26, 1788, New York became the 11th state to ratify the Constitution — a narrow 30-27 vote at the Poughkeepsie convention. Today's pack walks the Empire State.
- 01
Drop a pin on the Hudson Valley town where New York's convention voted 30-27 to ratify the U.S. Constitution on July 26, 1788.
● Reservoir Square — City of Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
- Target
- 41.7003°, -73.9209°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts
- 02
Drop a pin on the state capitol where Washington resigned his commission in 1783 — the same chamber that ratified the Constitution on April 28, 1788.
● State Circle — Annapolis, Maryland, United States
- Target
- 38.9787°, -76.4912°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts
- 03
Drop a pin on the Boston state house where Massachusetts ratified in February 1788 — the first state to attach proposed amendments that became the Bill of Rights model.
● Hancock Street — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Target
- 42.3589°, -71.0639°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts
- 04
Drop a pin on the Charleston exchange where South Carolina ratified in May 1788 — the eighth state to commit to the new federal Union.
● Broad Street — Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- Target
- 32.7765°, -79.9285°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts
- 05
Drop a pin on the town whose June 21, 1788 ratification was the ninth — the one that put the Constitution into legal force.
● Centre Street — Concord, New Hampshire, United States
- Target
- 43.2081°, -71.5376°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts