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The Tarheel State – Alamance County Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 10/2/2019
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


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

 

Alamance County was formed in 1849 from Orange County to the east.  The county seat is Graham and the largest city is Burlington.  The county was named after the Great Alamance Creek, site of the Battle of Alamance on May 16, 1771.  According to legend, Great Alamance Creek was named after a local Native American word used to describe the blue mud found at the bottom of the creek. 

 

N 35° 42.922 W 80° 34.XXX

 

What is the largest city in Alamance County?

 

  1. Winston Salem = 222
  2. Charlotte = 110
  3. Burlington = 086

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: #3 Pnpur: Ebpx

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)