Proposed Henrico trail would follow historic Civil War path

Proposed Henrico trail would follow historic Civil War path

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. Henrico officials are planning to memorialize the route a brigade of U.S. Colored Troops took the Battle of New Market Heights by creating a permanent shared-use trail that follows their path.The 3.2-mile paved New Market Heights Trail will link Deep Bottom Park with Four Mile Creek Park at New Market Road and Interstate 295 in Varina, connecting to the existing Four Mile Creek trailhead of the Virginia Capital Trail there.Fr…