WMBT #13 - The C & O Railway Traditional Cache
Hidden : 12/27/2015
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Most of the Waller Mill Bike Trail was built on top of the old Chesapeake & Ohio spur line extending into Magruder Station from nearby Ewell Station. Beginning in the 1890s, C&O land agent Carl M. Bergh, a Norwegian-American, began sending out notices, and selling land. Soon there was a substantial concentration of relocated Americans of Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish descent in the area. This area, just to the west of Williamsburg in James City County, was renamed Norge.

The railroad has had such community significance in Norge that in February, 2006 the historic Norge railroad station (circa 1908) was relocated about 1-mile to a site adjacent to the James City County Branch of the Williamsburg Regional Library on Croaker Road. The station has been repainted in its original livery, featuring a bright orange as the primary color. The former C&O station from Ewell also survives and is in a state of adaptive reuse.

The Waller Mill Park Bike Trail is a two mile multiuse asphalt path connecting Rochambeau Drive and Mooretown Road. Additional park information is available in the "Related Web Page" link. A big thank you to the City of Williamsburg for allowing us to geocache along this wonderfully maintained trail.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fznyy ubyyl arkg gb qrnq yrnare.

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)


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