Architectural style Second Empire VLR # 043-0755 Area 7,700 m² Year built 1866 | NRHP Reference # 95001182 Designated VLR August 28, 1995 Local time Thursday 10:43 AM Added to NRHP 26 October 1995 | |
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Location 400 E. Williamsburg Rd., Sandston, Virginia MPS Civil War Era National Cemeteries MPS Weather 11°C, Wind E at 16 km/h, 59% Humidity | ||
Seven pines the garden of fand 2001 full album
Seven Pines and the Seven Pines National Cemetery are located in the unincorporated town of Sandston in Henrico County, Virginia. Cemetery records state the name is derived from for a group of seven pine trees planted within the national cemetery in 1869 near the intersection of the old Williamsburg-Richmond Stage Road and the Nine Mile Road, however, the name "Seven Pines" pre-dates the establishment of the cemetery. Earlier maps and records, especially those from the American Civil War, commonly refer to the location as "Seven Pines." Today, the surrounding area is still referred to as "Seven Pines" although the local township is Sandston.
Contents
- Seven pines the garden of fand 2001 full album
- Map of Seven Pines Sandston VA 23150 USA
- Seven pines tintagel
- Background
- References
Map of Seven Pines, Sandston, VA 23150, USA
Seven pines tintagel
Background
During the Civil War, several major battles of the Peninsula Campaign in 1862 took place nearby, including the Seven Pines (as named in Confederate records; the name in Federal records was Fair Oaks), and the smaller engagements of Oak Grove, Golding's Farm, Allen's Farm, Savage's Station, and White Oak Swamp. The National Cemetery was established in 1866. Most of the interments are of Federal (Union) soldiers that were originally hastily buried on the Seven Pines battlefield in makeshift graves. The cemetery's 1.9 acres (0.77 ha) are located near the center of General George B. McClellan's second and main defense line of the May 31, 1862. To help facilitate visitation, an electric street railway was built to the site by a company formed in 1888. The railway has long since been removed and most visitors now park in the cemetery's driveway next to the caretaker's lodge.
Seven Pines National Cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.