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 cache is not at the posted coordinates but is a good place to start. The Historical Marker (HM10Y5) Richmond Hill; “Though the Heavens Fall” tells the story of the Law School that was here.
The gate to the park is rarely open but tours in the restored building are given on the third Sunday between the hours of 2:00 pm and 4:30 pm.
The park itself is open daily from 9:30 am to 10:30 pm. There is parking at the picnic shelters on both sides before you get to the gate. Park safely and walk down to the house.
From the Historical Marker you will find the information you need to determine the actual coordinates to the cache.
● The date of Chief Justice Richmond Mumford Pearson’s death minus the date of his birth. Add this number to the last three digits of the North coordinate. This will give you the new North coordinate for the cache location
checksum: 3 digits = 6
● How many years did Pearson conduct the Law School here? Add this number to the last three digits of the West coordinate. This will give you the new West coordinate for the cache location
checksum: 3 digits = 15
Use these coordinates and proceed to the cache location. You will find a trail behind the house. Do not forget to sign the log and record the code from the container in your Civil War Trail Passport.