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

Sandston

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, November 25, 2009

1. Sandston Marker

Inscription. In 1918 as World War I ended, the Seven Pines Bag Loading Plant #3, used for gun powder packing, was dismantled. The federal government sold 600 acres of land, the electric car line, remaining plant buildings, and 230 Aladdin houses, that were erected for plant workers, to the Richmond-Fairfield Railway Company, organized by Oliver J. Sands. The Aladdin Company of Bay City, Michigan was the first company to offer in the United States kit houses with precut, numbered pieces. In 1921 Sands announced the houses were for sale in Fairfield Village. In Sands’s honor the residents petitioned to change the name to Sandston.

Erected 2009 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W 2-a.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.

Location. 37° 31.402′ N, 77° 19.029′ W. Marker is in Sandston, Virginia, in Henrico County. It is at the intersection of West Williamsburg Road (U.S. 60) and Pickett Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Williamsburg Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sandston VA 23150, 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Battlefield of Seven Pines (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Battlefield of Seven Pines (about 600 feet away); McClellan's First Line (about 600 feet away); McClellan’s Picket Line (approx. ¼ mile away); Site of the First Public Library in Henrico County (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Battlefield of Seven Pines (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Seven Pines (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Battlefield of Seven Pines (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sandston.

Other markers no longer nearby. McClellan’s First Line (was about 600 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Seven Pines (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . The history of Sandston. The Springer Connection (Submitted on November 26, 2009.)

W Williamsburg Rd & Pickett Ave image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, November 25, 2009

2. W Williamsburg Rd & Pickett Ave

Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,172 times since then and 56 times this year. Last updated on April 6, 2022, by James Dean of Chesterfield, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.