Mr. Grant LbNA #8656 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Nov 1, 2001 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Fredericksburg |
| County: | Spotsylvania |
| State: | Virginia |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Bobfoot |
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| Last found: | Aug 25, 2004 |
| Status: | Fa |
| Last edited: | Nov 1, 2001 |
*originally placed by Jolly G-Man 11/01*
*adopted 5/2004*
Virginia Central Railroad Trail
Harrison Road Convenience Center Park
5917 Harrison Road
Spotsylvania, VA Spotsylvania county
The Harrison road convenience center park is accessed from the road to the recycling center. It is a park for Baseball and Soccer. After turning off Harrison Rd, go right toward the ball fields. Follow the parking lot to the end. There is a gravel and paved path that leads North to the Virginia Central Railroad Trail (VCRT).
1836 The Louisa Railroad Company, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's (C&O) oldest predecessor, was chartered on Feb. 18. In 1850, its name was changed to the Virginia Central Railroad.
I even wonder if Lee himself may have ridden the VCRR between his forces wintering to the west in the Shenandoah Valley and the battle lines around Fredericksburg.(This was originally a series of boxes. "Mr Lee" was removed due to construction in 1/03)
Walk north after parking and you will soon intersect with the former Virginia Central Rail Road, now a paved Rails-to-Trail known as the Virginia Central Trail. Spotsylvania is now a bustling bedroom community for our Nation's capitol to the north, Washington, DC. This short section of trial, for most of length, runs through neighborhoods. When you hit the main paved trail, turn West. You will soon pass a small pond on you left, next to a tall communications tower.
Enjoy your stroll west on this once vibrant steel lifeline. Imagine the trains loaded with Confederate solders and supplies making there way to and from battle. A beautiful and large white house with pillars, will come into view on you left. It is bordered to the East by a split rail, stacked fence. Stop so you can sight down the jagged row of split rails on a bearing of 200°. From there, take a bearing of 155° and, looking back in the woods, spy a broken off pine tree resting on it's 5 foot tall hollow stump. Venture onto a tread way toward the stump and look for Mr. Grant resting on the ground.
*adopted 5/2004*
Virginia Central Railroad Trail
Harrison Road Convenience Center Park
5917 Harrison Road
Spotsylvania, VA Spotsylvania county
The Harrison road convenience center park is accessed from the road to the recycling center. It is a park for Baseball and Soccer. After turning off Harrison Rd, go right toward the ball fields. Follow the parking lot to the end. There is a gravel and paved path that leads North to the Virginia Central Railroad Trail (VCRT).
1836 The Louisa Railroad Company, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's (C&O) oldest predecessor, was chartered on Feb. 18. In 1850, its name was changed to the Virginia Central Railroad.
I even wonder if Lee himself may have ridden the VCRR between his forces wintering to the west in the Shenandoah Valley and the battle lines around Fredericksburg.(This was originally a series of boxes. "Mr Lee" was removed due to construction in 1/03)
Walk north after parking and you will soon intersect with the former Virginia Central Rail Road, now a paved Rails-to-Trail known as the Virginia Central Trail. Spotsylvania is now a bustling bedroom community for our Nation's capitol to the north, Washington, DC. This short section of trial, for most of length, runs through neighborhoods. When you hit the main paved trail, turn West. You will soon pass a small pond on you left, next to a tall communications tower.
Enjoy your stroll west on this once vibrant steel lifeline. Imagine the trains loaded with Confederate solders and supplies making there way to and from battle. A beautiful and large white house with pillars, will come into view on you left. It is bordered to the East by a split rail, stacked fence. Stop so you can sight down the jagged row of split rails on a bearing of 200°. From there, take a bearing of 155° and, looking back in the woods, spy a broken off pine tree resting on it's 5 foot tall hollow stump. Venture onto a tread way toward the stump and look for Mr. Grant resting on the ground.