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The Tarheel State – Craven 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

 

Craven County was created in 1705 as Archdale Precinct from the now extinct Bath County.  It was renamed Craven Precinct in 1712 and gained county status in 1739.  It is named for William, Earl of Craven, and English nobleman and soldier.  The county seat is New Bern, which is also the largest city.  

 

N 35° 43.103 W 80° 37.XXX

 

What is the county seat of Craven County?

 

  1. Old Bern = 449
  2. New York = 249
  3. New Bern = 049

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: #3 Pnpur: TE

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)