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The Tarheel State – Caldwell 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

 

 

Caldwell County was formed in 1841 from parts of Burke County and Wilkes County.  It was named for Joseph Caldwell, professor and the first president of the University of North Carolina.  A series of reductions in the county’s territory resulted in the formation of Alexander County, Watauga County, Mitchell County, and Avery County.  The county seat is Lenoir, which is also the largest city.

 

N 35° 43.182 W 80° 36.XXX

 

What year was Caldwell County formed?

 

  1. 1941 = 628
  2. 1741 = 418
  3. 1841 = 208

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: #3 Pnpur: Ovfba ba Srapr

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)