The North Carolina Highway Historical Marker
Program (administered by the Division of Archives and History)
was established in 1935 in an effort to standardize the practice of
marking sites of statewide historical significance. There are 1,468
in NC with at least one in every county. District Q covers
Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon, and Swain Counties. There
are currently 14 in Jackson County.
You will need to visit six markers before finding the physical
cache. Each marker will provide information on both the next
marker's location and the coordinates for the physical cache. The
ability to project a waypoint will make getting from marker to
marker much easier. The above coordinates are for the first marker.
The coordinates for the physical cache are:
N 35° 18.ABC
W 83° 11.DEF
Q 32 "A" equals the last digit in the year referenced for
surveying. The next marker, Q 51, is 1.7X miles away at a bearing
of 23X degrees true, where "X" equals the number of letters in the
shorter of the two last names.
Q 51 "B" equals the last digit in the year referenced for
the NC Senate. The next marker, Q 38, is 4.92 miles away at a
bearing of 1XX degrees true, where "X" equals the first digit in
the yardage referenced.
Q 38 "D" equals the last digit in the "private" year
minus the third digit in the "state supported" year. The
next marker, Q 52, is 2.76 miles away at a bearing of 11X degrees
true, where "X" equals the third digit in the "private" year.
Q 52 "C" equals the last digit in the year of his birth.
The last two markers, Q 47 and Q 48, are both very close to a point
X.74 miles away at a bearing of X99 degrees true, where "X" equals
the last digit in the year of his death.
Q 47 "E" equals the number of miles north.
Q 48 "F" equals the last digit in the year of his
birth.
You should now have all the information needed to find the final
cache, which is hidden less than half a mile from Q 48. Total
driving distance is about 17 miles, but all markers should be
easily found. Cache is a little smaller than an ammo box. Enjoy the
day!
CHECKSUM: A + B + C + D + E + F = XY
X + Y = 7
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