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The Tarheel State – Bertie 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

 

Bertie County was formed as Bertie Precinct in 1722.  It was named for James Bertie and/or his brother Henry Bertie.  Each had been one of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina. The county seat is Windsor, which is also the largest city.  

 

N 35° 42.898 W 80° 34.XXX

 

What year was Bertie Precinct formed?  

 

  1. 1822 = 312
  2. 1922 = 817
  3. 1722 = 901

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)