Watt Farm Road

Watt Farm Road (HMT32)

Location: Mechanicsville, VA 23111 Hanover County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 34.362', W 77° 17.652'

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Modern snake-rail fencing and shallow depressions carved out long ago by wagons and livestock mark the location of one of two thoroughfares that passed through the plantation. This road led from the Watt Farm to the New Bridge crossing of the Chickahominy River and ultimately to Richmond, a trip that required a full day's travel. In Richmond an eager market awaited the farm's vegetables and grains.

"Having the advantage of a rail fence, I ordered my boys to make with their knapsacks a barricade, which they did in a very short time." Col. Charles W. Roberts, 2nd Maine Infantry
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HM NumberHMT32
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Year Placed2011
Placed ByRichmond National Battlefield Park
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 8th, 2014 at 10:31pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 297398 N 4160881
Decimal Degrees37.57270000, -77.29420000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 34.362', W 77° 17.652'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 34' 21.72" N, 77° 17' 39.12" W
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Area Code(s)804
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6283 Watt House Rd, Mechanicsville VA 23111, US
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