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The Tarheel State – Yadkin County Mystery Cache

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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

 

Yadkin County was formed in 1850 from part of Surry County.  It was named for the Yadkin River.  The county seat is Yadkinville, which is also its largest town. Yadkin County marks the eastern end of the Bushy Mountain range, of which none of its peaks rise to more than 400-500 feet above the surround countryside.

 

N 35° 45.091 W 80° 47.XXX

 

What year was Yadkin County formed?

 

  1. 1750 = 263
  2. 1650 = 063
  3. 1850 = 085

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)