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The Tarheel State – Wilkes County Mystery Cache

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McCaching: Archiving due to recent accident.

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Hidden : 9/28/2019
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

 

Wilkes County was formed in 1777 from parts of Surry County and Washington District (now Washington County, Tennessee).  It was named for the English political radical John Wilkes, who lost his position as Lord Mayor of the City of London due to his support for the colonists during the American Revolution.  The county seat is Wilkesboro and the largest town is North Wilkesboro.

 

N 35° 45.275 W 80° 46.XXX

 

What is the largest town in Wilkes County?

 

  1. Wilkesboro = 907
  2. South Wilkesboro = 307
  3. North Wilkesboro = 368

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)