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The Tarheel State – Camden County Mystery Cache

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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

 

 

Camden County was formed in 1777 from the northeastern part of what was at the time Pasquotank County. It was named for Charles Pratt, 1stLord Camden, who had opposed the Stamp Act.  Though technically there are (or were) no incorporated municipalities in Camden County, the county became the first consolidated city-county entity in North Carolina in June 2006.  The county seat is Camden, which is also the largest community.

 

N 35° 43.231 W 80° 36.XXX

 

In 2006, what was Camden County the first in North Carolina to become?  

 

  1. A municipality = 222
  2. Incorporated = 981
  3. Consolidated city-county = 306

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)