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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Mechanicsville, 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
Mechanicsville is in Hanover County
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1 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — "Liberty Hall"
On Mechanicsville Turnpike (U.S. 360) at Adams Farm Road on Mechanicsville Turnpike.
2 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — “The Old Church”Erected on this spot in 1753
On Old Church Road at McClellan Road, on the left when traveling south on Old Church Road.
3 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 11th Mississippi Monument
On Watt House Road (Virginia Route 718) 0.2 miles south of Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156), on the left when traveling south.
4 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 2nd Connecticut Volunteer Heavy ArtilleryConnecticut Remembers Her Fallen Sons
On Anderson Wright Drive, on the right when traveling south.
5 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 36th Wisconsin
On Pole Green Road, 0.2 miles east of Rural Point Road, on the left when traveling east.
6 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — A Bloody Baptism of Fire
Near Anderson-Wright Drive.
7 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — A Captured Trench
Near Anderson-Wright Drive at Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
8 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — A Deadly Delay
Near Anderson-Wright Drive at Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
9 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.
10 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — A Lethal Occupation
Near Anderson-Wright Drive at Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
11 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.
12 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.
13 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.
14 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.
15 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.
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16 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.
17 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.
18 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 27 — Battle of Cold HarborThe Confederate Main Line
On Cold Harbor Road (Route 156), on the right when traveling west.
19 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.
20 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.
21 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.
22 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.
23 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).
24 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.
25 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Bayonets Are For Digging
Near Anderson-Wright Drive at Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
26 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.
27 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Beaver Dam Creek1862 Seven Days' Battles
Near Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
28 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.
29 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Between the Lines
On Anderson Wright Drive, on the right when traveling north.
30 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.
31 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Cold Harbor1864 Overland Campaign
On Anderson-Wright Drive.
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32 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.
33 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.
34 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.
35 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.
36 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.
37 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.
38 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.
39 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.
40 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.
41 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Confederate Breastworks
Near Anderson-Wright Drive at Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
42 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Confederate Fortifications
Near Anderson-Wright Drive near Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
43 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).
44 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Confederate PositionCold Harbor - 1864
On Anderson Wright Drive, on the right when traveling north.
45 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Confederate Pursuit
On Watt House Road (Virginia Route 718), on the right when traveling south.
46 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.
47 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.
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48 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.
49 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.
50 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.
51 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.
52 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.
53 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.
54 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Field HospitalGarthright House - 1864
On Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156), on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
55 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Final Stand
Near Watt House Road (Virginia Route 718) 0.7 miles south of Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
56 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Firing Blind
Near Anderson-Wright Drive at Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156) when traveling west.
57 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.
58 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.
59 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Gaines' Mill1862 Seven Days' Battles
On Watt House Road, 0.7 miles south of Cold Harbor Road.
60 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.
61 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.
62 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Garthright House
Near Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156) near Parrish Place Lane.
63 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Grant's Grand Assault
On Anderson-Wright Drive near Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
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64 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.
65 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Historic Cold Harbor Road
Near Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156), on the right when traveling east.
66 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.
67 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Holding the High Ground
Near Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
68 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.
69 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.
70 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).
71 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.
72 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Keep Digging
Near Anderson-Wright Drive at Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
73 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Keep Your Head Down
Near Anderson-Wright Drive at Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
74 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.
75 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Killing Fields
On Anderson-Wright Drive near Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
76 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Lee’s First Strike
Near Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
77 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).
78 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.
79 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — 2 — Mechanicsville
On Mechanicsville Bypass, 0.1 miles west of Atlee Road, on the left when traveling east.
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80 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Misery In The Trenches
Near Cold Harbor Road (State Highway 156) near Boatswain Lane, on the right when traveling east.
81 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.
82 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.
83 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.
84 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Nowhere To Go
Near Anderson-Wright Drive at Cold Harbor Road (Virginia Route 156).
85 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.
86 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.
87 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.
88 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.
89 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).
90 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).
91 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.
92 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.
93 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.
94 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Read's Battalion
Near Cold Harbor Road at Anderson Wright Drive.
95 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.
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96 Virginia, Hanover County, Mechanicsville — Rutland
Near Chamberlayne Road (U.S. 301) near Atlee Road.
97 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.
98 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.
99 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.
100 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.

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