Williamsburg has it's fair share of confusing intersections.  There is a reason why it is fairly common. Listen in.  East of the Mississippi, metes and bounds is a common system used to define land boundaries and it is a system not know for regularity.  It is rather peculiar as is the land and those who have built upon it.  In the west the system of land division is very systematic (think about a town square) and you will begin to understand the origins of these systems if you listen to this podcast.  #missionforge