National Register of Historic Places

Seven Pines National Cemetery

Sandston, Henrico County, Virginia
Listed
October 26, 1995
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
95001182

About this property

Seven Pines National Cemetery is a national cemetery located in the Seven Pines area of the unincorporated town of Sandston in Henrico County, Virginia. Although cemetery records state the name is derived from for a group of seven pine trees planted within the national cemetery in 1869 near the intersection of the old Williamsburg-Richmond Stage Road and the Nine Mile Road, the name Seven Pines pre-dates the establishment of the cemetery. The National Cemetery was established in 1866. Most of the interments are of Union soldiers that were originally hastily buried on the Seven Pines battlefield in makeshift graves. The cemetery's 1.9 acres (0.77 ha) are located near the center of General George B. McClellan's second and main defense line of the May 31, 1862. To help facilitate visitation, an electric street railway was built to the site by a company formed in 1888. The railway has long since been removed and most visitors now park in the cemetery's driveway next to the caretaker's lodge. Seven Pines National Cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Location

400 E. Williamsburg Rd.
Sandston, Henrico County, Virginia
37.52055, -77.30172

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When was Seven Pines National Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Seven Pines National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 26, 1995.

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