24 - RCQT - Family Sampler (C-17) Traditional Cache

  Most of these caches are located near the barn quilts. If the barn quilt can not be seen at geocache location, the coordinates to see the barn quilt will be added in additional waypoints.

All caches are located on right-of-way. Do NOT go on private property, unless the description says that there was permission by the owner. DAYLIGHT HOURS ONLY.

 A big THANKS to DeereDadDeereMom for sharing the awesome quilt trail with us and providing some of the containers and all the laminated cards to place in containers!

 A barn quilt trail is a collection of quilt blocks on a series of barns that are on a walking or driving trail. Although they are called barn quilts, they can also be on other structures, such as houses and business buildings.

 The first official barn quilt trail started back in 2001, in Adams County, Ohio. Donna Sue Groves painted a quilt block on her tobacco barn to honor her mother, Maxine. As her neighbors and friends saw her barn quilt, they wanted a barn quilt on their barn. As the number of barn quilts began to grow and grow, Donna decided to paint barns with quilt squares all over, and soon the first barn quilt trail was born.

 Since 2001, barn quilt trails are all across the United States and Canada.

 The Randolph County Quilt Trail began in 2010 as a project of the Piedmont Conservation Council, with grant funding from the Natural Resource Conservation Service. The Randolph County Soil & Water Conservation District received and approved applications, and members of the Randolph County Quilters Guild volunteered their time to paint and hang the quilt squares.

 The Randolph County Quilt Trail showcases the heritage of farm families in rural Randolph County. The project started with 29 barn quilts on barns and has now expanded to over 40 barn quilts. Several of the barns on the trail are over one hundred years old. Each quilt square is different, and many have a special meaning, representing family history or tradition. Visitors are encouraged to stop and take photographs from the roadside. Several farms may also offer seasonal produce or other goods for sale. The Quilt Trail is a self-guided tour. While touring the Quilt Trail, please be considerate of private property.

 1. Ashe County has 150 documented barn quilts;
 2. Yadkin County with 48 barn quilts;
 3. Person County with close to 30; and
 4. The Quilt Trails of the Tar and Roanoke Rivers encompasses seven counties: Franklin, Wake, Vance, Granville, Nash, Pitt, and Martin. The number of quilt blocks is at 66 and counting.