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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Hanover County, Virginia

 
Clickable Map of Hanover County, Virginia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Hanover County, VA (282) Caroline County, VA (64) Goochland County, VA (37) Henrico County, VA (345) King William County, VA (45) Louisa County, VA (43) New Kent County, VA (56) Spotsylvania County, VA (407)  HanoverCounty(282) Hanover County (282)  CarolineCounty(64) Caroline County (64)  GoochlandCounty(37) Goochland County (37)  HenricoCounty(345) Henrico County (345)  KingWilliamCounty(45) King William County (45)  LouisaCounty(43) Louisa County (43)  NewKentCounty(56) New Kent County (56)  SpotsylvaniaCounty(407) Spotsylvania County (407)
Hanover is the county seat for Hanover County
Adjacent to Hanover County, Virginia
      Caroline County (64)  
      Goochland County (37)  
      Henrico County (345)  
      King William County (45)  
      Louisa County (43)  
      New Kent County (56)  
      Spotsylvania County (407)  
 
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101 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 2nd Connecticut Volunteer Heavy ArtilleryConnecticut Remembers Her Fallen Sons
On Anderson Wright Drive, on the right when traveling south.
102 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 36th Wisconsin
On Pole Green Road, 0.2 miles east of Rural Point Road, on the left when traveling east.
103 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — A Bloody Baptism of Fire
Near Anderson-Wright Drive.
104 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — A Captured Trench
Near Anderson-Wright Drive at Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
105 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — A Deadly Delay
Near Anderson-Wright Drive at Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
106 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — A Dreadful HarvestCold Harbor Battlefield Park Walking Trail
Near Cold Harbor Road (State Highway 156) 0.2 miles east of Boatswain Lane when traveling east.
107 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — A Lethal Occupation
Near Anderson-Wright Drive at Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
108 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — A Powerful Postion
Near Watt House Road, 0.7 miles south of Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156), on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
109 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — A Well Preserved Union Artillery Position
Near Cold Harbor Road (State Highway 156) 0.2 miles east of Boatswain Lane, on the right when traveling east.
110 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Attacking the High GroundRichmond National Battlefield Park
Near Studley Road (Virginia Route 606) 0.1 miles west of Shelton Pointe Drive, on the left when traveling west.
111 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Balloons Over the Battlefield
Near Watt House Road, 0.7 miles south of Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156), on the right when traveling south.
112 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — O-12 — Battle Of Bethesda Church
On Mechanicsville Turnpike (U.S. 360) at Hughes Road, on the right when traveling east on Mechanicsville Turnpike.
113 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 25 — Battle of Cold HarborPosition of the Federal Sixth Corps
On Cold Harbor Road (Route 156), on the right when traveling west.
114 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 26 — Battle of Cold HarborThe Field of the Heaviest Losses
On Cold Harbor Road (Route 156), on the right when traveling west.
115 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 27 — Battle of Cold HarborThe Confederate Main Line
On Cold Harbor Road (Route 156), on the right when traveling west.
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116 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 28 — Battle of Cold HarborMain Line of Anderson’s Left Wing
On Walnut Grove Road, 0.1 miles east of Colts Neck Road, on the right when traveling east.
117 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 29 — Battle of Cold HarborPosition of the Confederate Left Wing
On Mechanicsville Turnpike (U.S. 360) 0.1 miles east of Creighton Parkway, on the right when traveling east.
118 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — E-130 — Battle of Cold HarborFlag of Truce
On Cold Harbor Road (State Highway 156) at Turkey Hollow Place, on the right when traveling south on Cold Harbor Road.
119 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — O-11 — Battle of Cold Harbor
On Mechanicsville Turnpike (U.S. 360) 0.1 miles east of Westhaven Drive, on the right when traveling west.
120 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Battle of Gaines' Mill
Near Watt House Road (Virginia Route 718) 0.7 miles south of Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
121 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Battle of Totopotomoy CreekMay 30 - June 1, 1864
On Heatherwood Drive (Virginia Route 1750) 0.1 miles east of Rural Point Road (Virginia Route 643), on the left when traveling east.
122 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Bayonets Are For Digging
Near Anderson-Wright Drive at Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
123 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Beaver Dam CreekRichmond Battlefield — Richmond Nat’l Battlefield Pk – 1862/64
Near Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156), on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
124 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Beaver Dam Creek1862 Seven Days' Battles
Near Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
125 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 3 — Beaver Dam Creek
On Old Cold Harbor Road trace, 0.1 miles south of Cold Harbor Road, on the left when traveling south.
126 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Between the Lines
On Anderson Wright Drive, on the right when traveling north.
127 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — O-68 — Cavalry Action at Cold Harbor
On Crown Hill Road at Tall Cedar Lane, on the right when traveling west on Crown Hill Road.
128 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Cold Harbor1864 Overland Campaign
On Anderson-Wright Drive.
129 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Cold Harbor BattlefieldRichmond Battlefield — Richmond Nat’l Battlefield Park – 1862/64
On Anderson Wright Drive, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
130 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Cold Harbor Battlefield Walking TrailHanover County Parks and Recreation
On Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156), on the right when traveling east.
131 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 30 — Cold Harbor CampaignAdvanced Position of Ewell's Corps
On Mechanicsville Turnpike (U.S. 360) 0.1 miles Westhaven Drive, on the right when traveling east.
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132 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 31 — Cold Harbor CampaignAdvanced Position of Ewell's Corps
On Mechanicsville Turnpike (U.S. 360) 0.3 miles east of Pebblepath Parkway, on the right when traveling east.
133 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Cold Harbor CrossroadsCold Harbor, 1864
On Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156) south of Rockhill Road (Virginia Route 619), on the left when traveling south.
134 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Cold Harbor CrossroadsCold Harbor Tavern
On Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156) south of Rockhill Road (Virginia Route 619), on the left when traveling south.
135 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Cold Harbor CrossroadsCold Harbor, 1862
On Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156) south of Rockhill Road (Virginia Route 619), on the left when traveling south.
136 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Cold Harbor: June 2, 1864Hanover County Parks and Recreation
Near Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156), on the right when traveling east.
137 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Cold Harbor: The Early Actions
On Beulah Church Road (Virginia Route 633) at Glenharbor Lane, on the left when traveling north on Beulah Church Road.
138 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Confederate Breastworks
Near Anderson-Wright Drive at Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
139 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Confederate Fortifications
Near Anderson-Wright Drive near Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
140 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Confederate Grand Assault
Near Watt House Road (Virginia Route 718) 0.7 miles south of Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
141 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Confederate PositionCold Harbor - 1864
On Anderson Wright Drive, on the right when traveling north.
142 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Confederate Pursuit
On Watt House Road (Virginia Route 718), on the right when traveling south.
143 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — O-13 — Cornwallis's Route
On Mechanicsville Turnpike (U.S. 360) 1.2 miles east of River Road, on the right when traveling east.
144 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Damaged but not Destroyed — Richmond National Battlefield Park —
Near Studley Road (Virginia Route 606) west of Shelton Pointe Drive, on the left when traveling west.
145 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Digging In
Near Cold Harbor Road (State Highway 156) 0.2 miles east of Boatswain Lane, on the right when traveling east.
146 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Digging In Under Fire — Richmond National Battlefield Park —
Near Studley Road west of Shelton Pointe Drive, on the left when traveling west.
147 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — O-24 — Edmund Ruffin's Grave
On Mechanicsville Turnpike (U.S. 360) at Spring Run Road, on the right when traveling east on Mechanicsville Turnpike.
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148 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Eighth N. Y. Heavy ArtilleryCold Harbor
Near Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156) at Parrish Place Lane, on the left when traveling east.
149 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 4 — Ellerson's Mill
On Old Cold Harbor Road, 0.1 miles west of Harbor Hill Drive, on the right when traveling west.
150 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Federal Artillery BatteryCold Harbor Battlefield Park Walking Trail
Near Cold Harbor Road (State Highway 156) 0.2 miles east of Boatswain Lane, on the right when traveling east.
151 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Field HospitalGarthright House - 1864
On Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156), on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
152 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Final Stand
Near Watt House Road (Virginia Route 718) 0.7 miles south of Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
153 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Firing Blind
Near Anderson-Wright Drive at Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156) when traveling west.
154 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — From Farmland to ForestCold Harbor Battlefield Park Walking Trail
Near Cold Harbor Road (State Highway 156) 0.2 miles east of Boatswain Lane, on the right when traveling east.
155 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — From Stalemate to BreakthroughRichmond National Battlefield Park
On Watt House Road (Virginia Route 718) 0.2 miles south of Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156), on the left when traveling south.
156 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Gaines' Mill1862 Seven Days' Battles
On Watt House Road, 0.7 miles south of Cold Harbor Road.
157 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 9 — Gaines' Mill
On Cold Harbor Road, 0.1 miles east of Old Millstone Drive, on the left when traveling east.
158 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Gaines’ MillRichmond Battlefield — Richmond Nat’l Battlefield Pk – 1862/64
On Watt House Road (Virginia Route 718), on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
159 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Garthright House
Near Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156) near Parrish Place Lane.
160 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Grant's Grand Assault
On Anderson-Wright Drive near Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
161 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — O-15 — Henry's Call to Arms
On Mechanicsville Turnpike (U.S. 360) 1.2 miles east of River Road when traveling east.
162 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Historic Cold Harbor Road
Near Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156), on the right when traveling east.
163 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — E-141 — Historic Polegreen Church
On Heatherwood Drive, 0.1 miles east of Rural Point Road (County Route 643), on the right when traveling east.
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164 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Holding the High Ground
Near Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
165 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Hood's Attack
Near Watt House Road, 0.7 miles south of Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156), on the right when traveling south.
166 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — In Reserve
Near Anderson-Wright Drive, 0.4 miles north of Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156), on the left when traveling south.
167 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Intensity of Battle
Near Watt House Road (Virginia Route 718) 0.7 miles south of Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
168 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — June 3, 1864 — 18th Corps: A Disastrous Attack
On Beulah Church Road (Virginia Route 633) at Glenharbor Lane, on the left when traveling north on Beulah Church Road.
169 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Keep Digging
Near Anderson-Wright Drive at Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
170 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Keep Your Head Down
Near Anderson-Wright Drive at Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
171 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Keitt’s Attack — Morning, June 1, 1864
Near Beulah Church Road (Virginia Route 633) 0.2 miles south of Glenharbor Lane, on the left when traveling north.
172 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Killing Fields
On Anderson-Wright Drive near Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
173 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Lee’s First Strike
Near Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
174 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Lee’s First Victory: At a Huge Cost
Near Watt House Road (Virginia Route 718) 0.7 miles south of Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
175 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Lives on the Line — Richmond National Battlefield Park —
Near Studley Road west of Shelton Pointe Drive, on the left when traveling west.
176 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 2 — Mechanicsville
On Mechanicsville Bypass, 0.1 miles west of Atlee Road, on the left when traveling east.
177 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Misery In The Trenches
Near Cold Harbor Road (State Highway 156) near Boatswain Lane, on the right when traveling east.
178 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Mistaken Identity
Near Watt House Road, 0.7 miles south of Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156), on the right when traveling south.
179 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Morell’s Division, USA
Near Watt House Road, 0.7 miles south of Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156), on the right when traveling south.
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180 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 6 — New Cold HarborWhere Two Battlefields Meet
On Cold Harbor Road at Watt House Road, on the right when traveling east on Cold Harbor Road.
181 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Nowhere To Go
Near Anderson-Wright Drive at Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
182 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Pennsylvania MonumentCold Harbor
On Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156) at Parrish Place Lane, on the left when traveling east on Cold Harbor Road.
183 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Pickett’s Brigade, CSA
Near Watt House Road, 0.7 miles south of Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156), on the right when traveling south.
184 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 4 — Pine SlashWelcome to Pine Slash and the Honeymoon Cottage
On Rural Point Road (Virginia Route 643) at Pine Slash Road, on the right when traveling north on Rural Point Road.
185 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Polegreen ChurchStalemate at Totopotomoy Creek — Lee vs. Grant – The 1864 Campaign —
On Rural Point Road (County Route 643) at Heatherwood Drive, on the right when traveling north on Rural Point Road.
186 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 2 — Polegreen ChurchReverend Samuel Davies and a young Patrick Henry
Near Rural Point Road (County Route 643) at Heatherwood Drive (Virginia Route 1750).
187 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 2 — Polegreen ChurchCradle of Religious Freedom in America
Near Rural Point Road (County Route 643) at Heatherwood Drive (Virginia Route 1750).
188 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Powerful Position
Near Watt House Road, 0.7 miles south of Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156), on the right when traveling south.
189 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Preparation For Battle
Near Cold Harbor Road (State Highway 156) 0.2 miles east of Boatswain Lane, on the right when traveling east.
190 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Read’s Battalion CSA ArtilleryRichmond National Battlefield Park
On Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156) at Anderson Wright Drive, on the left when traveling east on Cold Harbor Road. Reported permanently removed.
191 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Read's Battalion
Near Cold Harbor Road at Anderson Wright Drive.
192 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 3 — Rural Plains"Give me liberty or give me death!" — Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775 —
Near Studley Road (Virginia Route 606) 0.1 miles west of Shelton Pointe Drive, on the left when traveling west.
193 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Rutland
Near Chamberlayne Road (U.S. 301) near Atlee Road.
194 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Scars of Conflict
Near Cold Harbor Road (State Highway 156) 0.2 miles east of Boatswain Lane, on the right when traveling east.
195 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — PA-10 — Seven Days BattlesGaines’s Mill
On Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156) east of Autumn Ridge Lane, on the right when traveling east.
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196 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — PA-16 — Seven Days BattlesGaines’s Mill
On Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156) west of Old Millstone Drive, on the left when traveling east.
197 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — PA-2 — Seven Days BattlesMechanicsville
On Mechanicsville Turnpike (Business U.S. 360) 0.1 miles east of Edgeworth Road, on the right when traveling east.
198 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — PA-25 — Seven Days BattlesGaines’s Mill
On Watt House Road (Virginia Route 718), on the right when traveling south.
199 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — PA-4 — Seven Days BattlesMechanicsville
On Cold Harbor Road (Route 156), on the right when traveling east.
200 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — PA-60 — Seven Days BattlesGaines's Mill
On Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156) at Crown Hill Road, on the right when traveling east on Cold Harbor Road.

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