Historic Quarterpath Road Williamsburg Virginia

Built in in the 17th century Quarterpath Road ran from middle Plantation 3 Kingsmill plantation. It ran through burwell's Landing and down to the James River. The Burwell family were one of the first families in Virginia. They built the plantation house in the 1730's. Quarterpath Road was the right between Williamsburg and the landing on the James River. In 1775 British troops walked along the road during the Revolutionary War to steal gunpowder and ammunition from the colonies from the colonies Powder magazine in Williamsburg. During the Civil War 14 readoubts were built and anchored by Fort Magruder. It became known as the Williamsburg line. Some of the readouts where are to the west of Quarterpath Road and protected the road. On May 5th 1862 the Battle of Williamsburg 41000 federals and 32000 Confederates we're fighting. Heavy fighting along Quarterpath Road resulted in many Union and Confederate casualties. Several reasons still exist around in a long Quarterpath Road and I are preserved there. The plantation at Quarterpath Road Middle Plantation in the Virginia colony was a unincorporated town established in 1632 and later became Williamsburg in 1699. Middle Plantation was the first island settlement for the colony. It was established to provide a link between Jamestown and chiskiac that was a settlement on the James River. Quarterpath Road is still open in a small section of it is preserved as a dirt road because of its history. Each day on the way to work we travel along Quarterpath Road and enjoying its history. Please like this video And subscribe my channel for now and Future interesting and unique videos

[tonytune]

I was on Quarterpath Rd. in 1970 . I remember being on a dirt road through the woods where it crossed a creek . There were some old brick ruins at the creek, which I assumed were ruins of an old mill . The road came out of the woods to a very large area of cleared crop lands . This area was destined to become part of the Kingsmill development . I have always been curious about those ruins. We worked from that area all the way down to the Grove Settlement. We stumbled upon old long forgotten cemeteries, where we tried to identify individual graves, where a very slight depression in the ground might be the only indication someone was buried there . Finding graves was very important as the land was going to be developed . Sometimes old deeds indicated graves were present, sometimes not. I did not like being in the woods in the summer, although in the winter, it was heaven . So many changes since 1970, I kinda liked things as they were.

[stevendee]

Thanks for providing this information. I've been occasionally shopping at that Harris Teeter for years and just recently discovered the little Quarterpath Rd. cut through. I found it very strange that one small section of road was so rough and undeveloped compared to the rest of the road.

[rockinkybluepodcast]

There used to be softball fields on one side of the road and a trailor park on the other side....is Yorkshire Steak House at the end where you started at on video?

[-GetGoTv]

thanks for leaving the combat Vicky. you're right it is kind of trashy