Belmont Marker

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Near Richmond in Henrico County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Belmont

By Bernard Fisher, November 21, 2009

1. Belmont Marker

Inscription. Edward J. Warren, a farmer, was the first owner of the house on 100 acres in 1858. Warren, a private in the 34th Virginia Infantry, was captured by Union troops and held prisoner at Fort Monroe. The property is first referred to as Belmont in the 1880s while owned by New York native William Coggeshall. The house and property became the Hermitage Country Club in 1916 and remained so until the early 1970s. In 1977, Henrico County purchased the site from Hermitage Country Club and opened it as Belmont Recreation Center and Golf Course.

Erected 2008 by County of Henrico. (Marker Number HC-26.)

Location. 37° 37.081′ N, 77° 27.765′ W. Marker is near Richmond, Virginia, in Henrico County. Marker can be reached from Hilliard Road (Virginia Route 161) 0.2 miles east of Tanya Avenue. Click for map. This marker is located in the parking lot of the Belmont Golf Course and Recreation Center. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1600 Hilliard Road, Henrico VA 23228, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Gabriel's Rebellion (approx. 0.4 miles away); Confederate Fortifications (approx. 0.5 miles away); The Fort Under Attack (approx. 0.5 miles away); Gabriel’s Insurrection (approx. 0.5 miles away); Richmond Defences (approx. 0.6 miles away); Campaign of 1781 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Brook Road (approx. 0.6 miles away); Emmanuel Church at Brook Hill Episcopal (approx. 0.9 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Richmond.

Belmont Recreation Center Photo, Click for full size

By Bernard Fisher, November 21, 2009

2. Belmont Recreation Center

Also see . . . Belmont Golf Course. Henrico County Recreation & Parks (Submitted on November 22, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)