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

Laurel Historic District

Photographed by Kathy Walker, August 5, 2008

1. Laurel Historic District Marker

Inscription. Laurel, first named Hungary Station, was the location of a spur railroad line to the coal fields in western Henrico County. During the Civil War the station here was burned, and Colonel Ulrich Dahlgren's body was secretly buried here in March 1864 and later reinterred in Philadelphia. Nearby stood the first public school in Henrico County. In 1890 the Laurel Industrial School for Boys was established here as an alternative to imprisonment. Several nearby buildings served the institution, later called the Virginia Industrial School; during 1920-1922 the school was moved to Beaumont in Powhatan County.

Erected 1990 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number EA-3.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Industry & Commerce • Law Enforcement • Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1864.

Location. 37° 38.593′ N, 77° 30.583′ W. Marker is in Laurel, Virginia, in Henrico County. It is at the intersection of Hungary Road and Old Staples Mill Road, on the right when traveling west on Hungary Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Henrico VA 23228, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers.

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At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Courthouses in Richmond (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Early Courthouses in Varina (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Courthouse Today (approx. 1.1 miles away); Henrico County (approx. 1.1 miles away); American Legion Post 244 (approx. 1.3 miles away); Forest Lodge Belvedere (approx. 1.6 miles away); Glen Allen (approx. 1.6 miles away); Forest Lodge (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Laurel.

Also see . . . Laurel Industrial School Historic District. (PDF) National Register documentation. (Submitted on August 23, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

Photographed by Kathy Walker, August 5, 2008

2. Laurel Historic District Marker

Photographed by Kathy Walker, August 5, 2008

3. Laurel Historic District Marker

View from across Hungary Road facing northwest.

Photographed by Kathy Walker, August 5, 2008

4. Laurel Historic District Marker

Front of the school.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,541 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 23, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.