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Mermaid on the ERT #8 Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 3/20/2017
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The above coordinates are false. Read the cache page, then answer the question for the correct coordinates.

Welcome to the Elizabeth River Trail. The Trail spans parks, residential sections and business sectors. Please respect daylight caching only. Most of the hides are magnetic nanos. Enjoy the hunt!


Lambert’s Point was named for Thomas Lambert, who acquired the land in Elizabeth River Shire back in 1635. In the mid-1800s, William Mahone used the area to set up part of his Norfolk & Petersburg Railroad. After setbacks from Yellow Fever in 1855, and disruptions from the Civil War (1861-1865), Mahone expanded his railroad which became a major transporter of bituminous coal. The first coal pier was built in Lambert’s Point in 1886. By 1900, Norfolk was the leader in coal exports on the East Coast. Today Pier 6 is the largest and fastest transloading facility for coal in the northern hemisphere.

Lambert’s Point is a leader in the export of what?

a) Coal N 36 52.457 W 076 18.271

b) Lambs N 36 52.831 W 076 18.496

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onfr bs gur cbyr orgjrra gur I-funcrq gerr naq gur ubyyl

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)