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.
Wilson Cemetery:
Stage 1: The final resting place of 101 Civil War soldiers who died in the nearby Civil War Hospital. Take note of the year of dedication for the plaque listing the soldiers names. Take the year the plaque was dedicated and subtract 1054 to get the last 3 digits of the North coordinates and subtract 1594 to get the last 3 digits of the West coordinates. N 35° 43.___ W 077° 54.___
Stage 2: Civil War Soldier's Tombstone - The soldier was PVT Frank Worthington. He lived through the civil war and died some years later. His grave is the to right of many soldiers who died in World War I. Take note of the year he died.
Stage 3: To get the final coordinates, subtract 1627 from the year he died to get the last 3 digits of the West coordinates. W 077° 54.XXX The North coordinates are N 35 44.192. You may wish to drive through the cemetery to get to the final coordinates.