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Hanging Rock Hollow Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/31/2005
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

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Hanging Rock is an awesome outcrop of rocks where the Battle of the Hanging Rock was fought during the Revolutionary War.

The coords above will take you to a Historical Marker approximately 1 mile from Hanging Rock Park in Heath Springs, SC.

The Historical Marker states that President George Washington spent the night at James Ingram's home on May 26, 1791, not too far from the location. There were apparently many battles fought in this area in the year 1780.

The cache is a standard ammo can that is camoed. It has a variety of items in it for every age.

To find the cache you need to solve the puzzle below. All the info needed to solve it is found in the above text. Good Luck and have fun.

-START-.RE/LQYWX-HCWWLKDGLUFWQ-HgKDGP7-HCW2*NB8QYVTB%2CFJ8Z6Mb-Ij-H++AI/N+EE_IAmKGEJ%2CFB%2CF-KDG/S_EE_IGmJKDl--END--

***Be very careful while exploring and hunting this cache. There are lots of steep drop offs. Beware of snakes and other critters.***

Thanks to a great caching buddy for the puzzle idea. :)

Cache is placed with permission from Andrew Jackson State Park ranger.

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Lbh jvyy arrq gjb cnffjbeqf gb trg gur pnpur pbbeqf. Hfr ybjre pnfr yrggref ba gur cnffjbeqf. Guvf vf n ivtrarer glcr pvcure. Qba'g yrg vg fpenzoyr lbhe oenva! Ab ybatre n zlfgrel pnpur. Pbeerpg pbbeqf ner ba gur cntr.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)