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25 NC CWGT Rockford Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

Tatortott: FIVE YEARS and counting!
THANK YOU to all the cachers that have supported this trail - alas it is time to archive them and hopefully open area for a new cache.
I still have coins - just send me $5 for shipping and handling via PayPal. dianamfreeman@embarqmail.com

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Hidden : 3/4/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

150 Geocaches have been hidden to guide your exploration of NC as you traverse highways and by-ways across the state as you learn from those fighting and those keeping the home fires burning during the Civil War, 1861 - 1865.


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.

Rockford

The posted coordinates will take you to an Historical Marker (HM 10YS) where you can learn
about Rockford; “A Close Encounter” at the Mark York Tavern.


After you have read about Union General George Stoneman’s Raiders, note the year the Raiders
passed through this area _xxxx subtract 1593 .xxx Add this number to the last three digits
of the posted North coordinates. .xxx You now have the new North coordinates for the cache
location.


How old was Dr. Milton Folger’s daughter when he cared for a Federal Officer? __
Multiply that number by 22 .xxx Add that number to the last three digits of the posted West
coordinates above x.xxx You now have the new West coordinates for the cache location.
(Watch the decimal point)


There is adequate parking at the final location.
You may use the Geochecker to confirm your answer.
Do not forget to sign the log and record the code from the container in your Civil War Trail

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)