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The Tarheel State – Alexander County Mystery Cache

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McCaching: Archiving due to recent accident.

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Hidden : 8/31/2019
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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The Tarheel State

 

The 100 Counties of North Carolina

 

Cache is not at the posted coordinates.  Answer the question to get the final coordinates

 

https://i.imgur.com/Rh4hfVG.png

Alexander County was formed in 1847 from portions of what were then Iredell, Caldwell, and Wilkes counties.  The county seat is Taylorsville, which is also the largest city.  The county was named for William Julius Alexander, who was Speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons. 

 

N 35° 42.865 W 80° 34.XXX

 

What year was Alexander County formed?

 

  1. 1922 = 345
  2. 1879 = 179
  3. 1847 = 203

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: #3 Pnpur: OBF

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)