Manakin-Sabot in Goochland County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

"Dover Steam Mill"

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 26, 2024

1. "Dover Steam Mill" Marker

Inscription. James Morson's Mill, built around 1853, was used to grind local grain. Water was pumped from a spring well and turned into steam in the boiler. Large grinding stones crushed the kernels. The grain was then transported by canal boat to market. During the Civil War, Morson's grain helped feed Confederate soldiers until the mill was burned down during Dahlgren's raid.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.

Location. 37° 37.672′ N, 77° 46.147′ W. Marker has been damaged. Marker is in Manakin-Sabot, Virginia, in Goochland County. It is on Dover Road 0.4 miles north of River Road West (Virginia Route 6), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 857 Dover Road, Manakin Sabot VA 23103, 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

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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. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: "Dahlgren's Raid" (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Dahlgren's Raid (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sabot Hill (approx. 0.9 miles away); James Pleasants (approx. 2.1 miles away); First Union School (approx. 2.1 miles away); a different marker also named James Pleasants (approx. 3.4 miles away); Lee's Last Camp (approx. 3.7 miles away); a different marker also named Lee's Last Camp (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manakin-Sabot.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Lee’s Last Bivouac (was approx. 3.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Dover Mill. Botello's Adventures website entry (Submitted on August 23, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 26, 2024

2. "Dover Steam Mill" Marker

Dover Mill Ruins image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 26, 2024

3. Dover Mill Ruins

Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2024, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,022 times since then and 158 times this year. Last updated on September 16, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 26, 2024, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.