Jim Bowie's Home Town

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Hidden On: 18 Mar 2003
Waypoint (Landmark): N00553
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Be sure to visit the museum.

Jim Bowie's Home Town

Jim Bowie the famous hero of the Alamo is from this
beautiful Cajun City.  Jim Bowie also invented the famous Bowie
Knife.  At this location you can see artifacts of his life.  There is
no charge for the museum visit.  You can also get brochures and information
about local parks and sights to see.   To log this cache you need to
answer some easy questions about this wonderful historic location.

1.  Opelousas was once the Capitol of Louisiana when did this
occur?  Years or major event is the answer.

2.  A famous New Orleans Chef is also from Opelousas what is his
name?  (It's not Emeril)

3. What year was the oldest church west of Mississippi founded?  What
religion? (It isn't Catholic)

4. An Olympic Gold Medal winner is from Opelousas what year and what event
he win?

5. Who is the King of Zydeco Music?

Bonus Question:

An important first happened here in 1939.  What was it?

Send me an email with the answer to all of the questions.