Welcome to the Winchester-Frederick County Civil War Trail sponsored by the Winchester-Frederick County Convention and Visitors Bureau (WFCCVB)
What better way to commemorate our area’s Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Civil War than with a Civil War geo-trail! Come learn about our area’s involvement in the Civil War and explore all that the Winchester-Frederick County area has to offer.
This trail is comprised of 20 cache sites that are part of the Virginia Civil War Trails Program. Learn more about Civil War Trails by visiting www.CivilWarTrails.org. The Winchester-Frederick County Visitors Center is located at 1400 S. Pleasant Valley Road, Winchester, VA 22601. The Visitors Center is open daily from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., closed on major holidays.
Update 2017: This trail is now comprised of 28 caches. :)
This cache has been placed with permission of Belle Grove Plantation
Please search for this cache only between the hours of 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The figures and items inside of this cache are not swag. They are for observation only. Please do not try to remove them.
Thanks to Pangle5 for hiding this cache.
Belle Grove Plantation
Belle Grove Plantation Situated on a rise near the Great Wagon Road in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, Belle Grove (1797) was originally the home of Major Isaac Hite, Jr., and his wife Nelly, sister of President James Madison. The Hites used design principles recommended by Thomas Jefferson and built their elegant manor house of limestone quarried on the property. Belle Grove Plantation was also the epicenter of the 1864 Battle of Cedar Creek and was used at that time as Union Headquarters for General Sheridan.
Hours
January 1 - March 21: Belle Grove is closed for daily tours. Group tours for eight or more are available by advanced reservation throughout the year.
March 22 - November 2: Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (last tour 3:15 p.m.) Sunday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. (last tour 4:15 p.m.)
Closed: Easter (Sunday, April 20), Memorial Day (Monday, May 26), Independence Day (Friday, July 4), Labor Day (Monday, September 1) and Columbus Day (Monday, October 13)
November 3-30: Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (last tour 3:15 p.m.) and Sunday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. (last tour 4:15 p.m.) Friday, November 28 (day after Thanksgiving) 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (last tour at 3:15 p.m.)
Museum Shop open Monday-Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.