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. :)
The cache you are searching for is a daylight hours only cache.
Abram’s Delight
To find this cache start at the listed coordinates. Read the wayside marker at this location and answer the questions correctly to fill in the blanks.
Answer the below question to fill in the blanks for the first half of the coordinates N 39 10._ _ _
Who occupied the house during the war?
Rouss Spring: 495
Simon Taylor: 125
Mary Hollingsworth: 096
Answer the below question to fill in the blanks for the second half of the coordinates W 078 09._ _ _
In the spring of 1864, Union Gen. Franz Sigel and several of his staff members occupied Abram’s Delight. How much did Sigel pay Hollingsworth for her troubles?
Five dollars: 507
Fifty cents: 615
One Nickel: 049
Abram’s Delight Museum operating schedule:
Season: April 1 - October 31 (Open daily)
Hours: Monday - Saturday 10 am to 4 pm; Sunday 12 pm to 4 pm