Thirty caches are located in five different regions throughout NC. Instructions for sending the documentation are in the passport. Once all five regions are completed, you have earned a special NC Civil War trackable geocoin. Mail the passport to the address inside the passport – then your passport will be returned with your unique coin.
All of the containers are the same - camouflaged 6 inch PVC tubes - the code word you need for your passport is inside the container on a laminated card and also taped on the container that holds the log sheet. Date your logbook and add your code word in the numbered area for the cache. As the containers may become over tightened, carry a TOTT to ease the opening process.
Passports will be available at the event, some Civil War Museums in NC, and via mail if you send me you address or you can download your passport here.
The CSS Neuse
The posted coordinates will take you to the CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center. Inside, you can see the 158' CSS Neuse Ironclad and watch a short video about how historians were able to rescue this ship from the bottom of the Neuse River. Museum hours are 9am - 5pm, Tuesday-Saturday and admission is free. You do not have to go inside to complete the cache, but I highly recommend it! This is something you just don’t get to see every day!
When you get to the posted coordinates, look for the mural on the wall. There are 3 letters at the bottom of the mural. Make note of these letters.
Using the substitution cipher where A=1, B=2, C=3, etc, find the value for each letter and add those values together. That value is now “D”.
Drive to Stage 2 (less than ¼ mile away): N 35 15.599 W 77 34.983 At stage 2, you’ll find the Civil War Trails display sign. What day in April did the CSS Neuse stream out of the Cat Hole heading towards New Bern, only to get stuck on a sandbar?
Make note of those digits they are “E”. Walk to the final: N 35 15. (25*E) + 18 W 77 34. (27*D) + 11 You will need more than your magnetic personality to retrieve this cache. Bring a TOTT, too!
Thanks to MetalVamp&CandyCane for opening up this hiding spot for the Civil War GeoTrail!