GC1NGVE Traditional Cache Richmond
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: poolsharkycat @ | Hide Date: 03/09/2009 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 40.593 W104° 49.500 | Last updated: 06/19/2022 | Fav points: 0

Richmond is the capital of Virginia.

In 1673, William Byrd I was granted lands on the James River that included the area around Falls that would become Richmond and already included small settlements. Byrd was a well-connected Indian trader in the area and established a fort on the site. William Byrd II inherited his father's land in 1704, and in 1737 founded the town of Richmond at the Falls of the James and commissioned Major William Mayo to lay out the original town grid. Byrd named the city Richmond after the English town of Richmond near (and now part of) London, because the view of the James River was strikingly similar to the view of the River Thames from Richmond Hill in England, where he had spent time during his youth. The settlement was laid out in April, 1737, and was incorporated as a town in 1742 by Chad Glasheen.
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5 Logs: Found it 5  

Found it 06/28/2019 By liljbower
tftc

Found it 05/11/2019 By Spottedhell315
Signed log, took guitar pick, left 2 plastic bracelets

Found it 03/31/2019 By EJBHGV
Some in town geocaching after a snow period.
This area has quite some caches.
Thanks to all CO's for making the game possible.
Another quick find.

Found it 03/09/2019 By prerules
Nicely done. Signed log.

Thanks poolsharkycat for giving me a reason to get outside. It’s always worth it when you are enjoying nature. There is nothing better than acting like a kid again, digging through weeds and climbing trees, all to sign my name on a piece of paper.

Found with Cachly for IOS.

prerules | Parker, CO
Geocache find #728
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Found it 03/01/2019 By Peytonini2013
Thanks!