Although not actually on Virginia Capital Trail property, this is another in the series of Virginia Capital Trail caches placed with permission of the owner of Cul's Courthouse Grill.
On your way between Williamsburg and Richmond, or as a turn-around point, why not consider stopping at Cul's Courthouse Grill.
This historic building in the heart of Charles City was the Nance-Major House and Store built in 1872 and is a Virginia Historic Landmark. The building is located across the street from the 1750 Charles City Courthouse. The general store provided dry goods, sundries, agricultural supplies, and tools that were necessary to support the local agricultural economy. Because of its close proximity to the Charles City Courthouse, birth and death certificates were issued, and caskets were sold. The store provided informal banking services by providing cash on credit, by cashing checks, and by issuing money orders. The store also functioned as an early welfare agency by providing food and sundries on credit to indigent residents, charges that were later reimbursed by the county. Before private telephones became widely available, a public telephone was located in the store. The store also served as the county post office for nearly half a century. The most common sales entry in the ledger books from the 1870s was for whiskey. One drink, sometimes listed in the ledger books as “a gill of whiskey”, cost 10 cents in 1878.
Today you can purchase lunch, dinner, and maybe even a “gill” if you are thirsty. The grill opens every day at 11 and closes at 9 Sunday - Thursday, and 10 on Friday and Saturday. You will find Cul’s to be a nice break on your bicycling way.
The cache is a bison tube containing only a log so bring your own writing implement. Unfortunately, the first-to-find only gets bragging rights.
Congratulations to Tadpole48 for the First-To-Find