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NC Jones House Multi-Cache

Hidden : 3/1/2015
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Jones House 

This 1809 building was used to house Confederate prisoners after New Bern fell to Union forces in 1862. Confederate spy Emeline Pigott may have been imprisoned here.

 

Permission to hide this cache was received by LeRae Umfleet – Assistant Director for Tryon Palace

Cache Location:   N 35 06.216   W 077 02.ABC

The answer to “ABC” can be found by reading the Civil War marker.

ABC = The house was built in 1809. In what year was the west wing added on? Take that number and subtract (-)  1284.  

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ebpxf

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)