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Historical Markers in Manakin-Sabot
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Manakin-Sabot is in Goochland County
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1 ► Virginia, Goochland County, Manakin-Sabot — "Dahlgren's Raid" —  |
| On March 1, 1864, Colonel Ulric Dahlgren and 500 Union cavalrymen approached Richmond from the west. Their mission was to free 13,000 Union prisoners of war held on Belle Isle and in Libby Prison. Secret orders also authorized the burning of . . . — — Map (db m249617) HM | |||
| 2 ► Virginia, Goochland County, Manakin-Sabot — "Dover Steam Mill" — Reported damaged |
| 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 . . . — — Map (db m257026) HM | |||
| 3 ► Virginia, Goochland County, Manakin-Sabot — SA-18 — Sabot Hill — |
| It was named for Sabot Island, supposed to resemble a wooden shoe. Sabot Hill was the home of James A. Seddon, member of Congress and Confederate Secretary of War, 1862-65, who built the house in 1855. It was visited by Dahlgren in his raid, March . . . — — Map (db m18352) HM | |||