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094S Hwy 51 PT- Mystery 1 Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

0sense: Time to put this trail to rest. Given the Halloween season, perhaps it will rise once again. Thank you to all who visited this series.

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Hidden : 4/8/2016
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


This Geocache is not at the posted coordinates!

 

At the posted coordinates is a historical marker that reads as follows:

Key Corner

About 4 miles west on Forked Deer River, Henry Rutherford, North Carolina Surveyor, chose a spot as the point of origin for his surveys of the Western District in 1785.  To identify the "key corner" he carved his initials and surveyor's mark on a leaning sycamore tree there.  He returned 1819 and established also called Key Corner.  He died in 1847 and is buried in the family burial plot east of that point.

To find the actual location of the cache container you need only answer the following question: What is the scientific name of the type of tree into which Henry Rutherford carved his initials?

1) If it is Quercus rubra, the cache can be found at: N35° 55.080'  W089° 25.235'

2) If it is Populus deltoides, the cache can be found at: N35° 55.050'  W089 24.891'

3) If it Platanus occidentalis, the cache can be found at: N35° 55.048'  W089° 25.321'

Happy hunting and be sure to bring a pen.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Cnee Przrgrel Eq

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)