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The Tarheel State – Cherokee County Mystery Cache

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McCaching: Archiving due to recent accident.

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Hidden : 9/2/2019
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

 

 

Cherokee County was formed in 1839 from the western part of Macon County.  It was named for the Cherokee Native Americans, some of whom still live in the area.  Parts of Cherokee County were taken to form Clay County in 1861 and Graham County in 1872. The county seat is Murphy and the largest town is Andrews.  Cherokee County is the westernmost county in North Carolina.

 

N 35° 43.058 W 80° 36.XXX

 

What is the county seat of Cherokee County?

 

  1. Andrews = 419
  2. Jonesboro = 711
  3. Murphy = 863

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: #3 Pnpur: Gerr

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)