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The Tarheel State – Pender County Mystery Cache

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McCaching: Archiving due to recent accident.

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Hidden : 9/8/2019
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

 

Pender County was formed in 1875 from New Hanover County.  It was named for William Dorsey Pender of Edgecombe County, a Confederate general mortally wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg.  The county seat is Burgaw, which is also the largest town.

 

N 35° 44.911 W 80° 44.XXX

 

Who is Pender County named for?

 

  1. David William Pender = 408
  2. Daniel Dorsey Pender = 208
  3. William Dorsey Pender = 132

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: #3 Pnpur: Ovfba - 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)