Nosmo King Mystery Cache
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Hurricane Floyd struck North Carolina on Sept. 16, 1999, just 10 days after Tropical Storm Dennis dumped 6 to 16 inches of rain across the eastern part of the state.
The ground was already saturated when Floyd dumped another 12 to 20 inches of rain. Rivers overflowed their banks and floodwaters began to cover roads and inundate entire communities.
Floyd killed 52 people in North Carolina – most of whom drowned as they tried to flee to higher ground in their cars. More than 87,000 people registered with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The floods destroyed about 8,000 homes and damaged about 67,000. About 12,000 businesses were damaged.
The flooding caused about $6 billion in property damage and halted agricultural production in eastern North Carolina, causing more than $1 billion in farm losses. The floods killed nearly 3 million chickens and turkeys and more than 30,000 hogs.
(WRAL.com)
Floyd in North Carolina: 52 deaths; 17,000 homes left uninhabitable; 7,000 homes destroyed; 31,000 jobs eliminated because of wind and flood damage. (Source: N.C. State Hazard Mitigation Draft Plan.)
Our friend, Nosmo King, lived in this neighborhood with his extended family before the flood took away his house and those of his neighbors. A proud man, Nosmo ruled his clan with an iron fist, allowing no gambling, drinking, or smoking. He died soon after the flood; most attribute his death to a broken heart, as the waters washed away almost everything that he held near and dear, including the miniature train at Recreation Park. Nosmo's friends have since placed remembrances of him in various nooks and crannies around town, over hill and dale, and around the bend.
The coordinates above take you to a bridge. Read the date on the bridge marker.
The first digit = A
The second digit = B
The third digit = C
The fourth digit = D (left to right)
The cache is located at N 35 43. D-C, C, D-A
W 077 55.D-C, B-D, C x 2
PLEASE replace exactly as found.
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