Williamsburg History: Quarterpath Road Traditional Cache

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va griz: Replaced a couple times already so I think I will archive this one and open up the area for something else.

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Hidden : 4/11/2012
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Caution: If you encounter unimproved road when traveling to this cache, it is advisable to turn around and approach the cache from the other direction.

Established in the 17th century, Quarterpath Road extended from Middle Plantation (renamed Williamsburg in 1699) through what later became Kingsmill Plantation to Burwell's Landing on the James River. For many years, the Quarterpath Road was the best route between Williamsburg and the James River with convenient access to the Atlantic Ocean via the Chesapeake Bay. During the Revolutionary War, British troops walked along the road to steal gunpowder and munitions from the colony's stores at the Powder Magazine in Williamsburg.

During the Civil War in the 1862 Peninsula Campaign, Union forces attempted to move up the Peninsula from Fort Monroe and capture the Confederate capital of Richmond by circumventing the Confederate States Army in northern Virginia. The outnumbered Confederates delayed the advance through tactics which included elaborate ruses and physical barriers such as the Warwick Line (anchored by Mulberry Island and Yorktown), and the much less substantial Williamsburg Line.



During the Battle of Williamsburg on May 5, 1862, nearly 41,000 Federals and 32,000 Confederates were engaged. Confederate casualties, including the cavalry skirmishing on May 4, were 1,682. Union casualties were 2,283. The area along the Quarterpath Road saw fierce fighting. Several of the redoubts still exist there.

A small portion of the Quarterpath Road still exists in James City County. It is adjacent to and within the Kingsmill planned resort community. The rest of the modern Quarterpath Road is within the city limits of Williamsburg between U.S. Route 60 and State Route 199. Williamsburg's Quarterpath Park/Recreation Center is located near the northern end of the road. However, there is no direct motor vehicle connection from there to the southern end of Quarterpath Road. In between is unimproved road which will be converted into a walking and biking trail, with access to Redoubt Park commemorating the local Civil War history.

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