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LHCP -- Bonus Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/24/2015
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


Cache located in Laurel Hill County Park.

To find this cache, you will first need to find LHCP -- Trailhead, LHCP -- Blue, LHCP -- Yellow, and LCHP -- Green.

Laurel Hill County Park is open during daylight hours.  No motorized vehicle entry.  Entrance fee is $1 / person (cash or check) paid to the iron ranger (honor system).  There are no restrooms or trash cans inside the park.  There are restrooms near the parking coordinates.

The cache is NOT at the posted coordinates:

To complete this cache, you must find four other caches hidden in the park, and use the information below to determine the final coordinates.

The final coordinates are:

 N 32° 52.(Blue)(Trailhead)5
 W 79° 47.(Yellow)(Green + 2)1

Each regular cache has a Letter located on the inside lid and also the log book. 

LHCP – Blue:  Letter ___

LHCP – Yellow:  Letter ___

LHCP – Trailhead: Letter ___

LHCP -- Green: Letter ___

 

The corresponding number for each letter is found in this plantation history:

A -- 745 - Acres in County Park

B -- 1694 - Earliest known date of existence under when property was under the ownership of John Boone

C -- 1856 - 1862  - J. Thomas Hamil White owned Laurel Hill

D -- 1864 - Dr. Peter P. Bonneau acquired the property

E -- unknown - John D Muller acquired property

F -- 1984 - John D Muller dies (he is buried on the property)

G -- 2011 - Charleston County Signs 100 year lease

H -- 121 - # of Slaves in 1860

The number is the single digit in red!

This cache is located just off one of the trails indicated on the trail map.


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

cnyz sebaqf

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)