The Tarheel State – Johnston County Mystery Cache

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McCaching: Archiving due to recent accident.

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Hidden : 9/7/2019
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


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

 

Johnston County was formed in 1746 from Craven County.  It is named for Gabriel Johnston, Governor of North Carolina rom 1734 to 1752.  Parts of Johnston County were taken to form Orange County in 1752, Dobbs County in 1758, Wake County in 1770, and Wilson County in 1855.  The county seat is Smithfield and the largest town is Clayton.  

 

N 35° 43.782 W 80° 41.XXX

 

Who was Johnston County named for?

 

  1. Peter Johnston = 296
  2. Clyde Johnston = 896
  3. Gabriel Johnston = 616

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: #3 Pnpur: YCP

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)


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