Laurel Historic District

Laurel Historic District (HM6UP)

Location: Glen Allen, VA 23060 Henrico County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 38.593', W 77° 30.583'

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Inscription

Laurel, first named Hungary Station, was the location of a spur railroad line to the coal fields in western Henrico County. During the Civil War the station here was burned, and Colonel Ulrich Dahlgren's body was secretly buried here in March 1864 and later reinterred in Philadelphia. Nearby stood the first public school in Henrico County. In 1890 the Laurel Industrial School for Boys was established here as an alternative to imprisonment. Several nearby buildings served the institution, later called the Virginia Industrial School; during 1920-1922 the school was moved to Beaumont in Powhatan County.

Details

HM Number	HM6UP
Tags	20th Century, Education, Buildings, People, Railroads and Streetcars, US Civil War
Marker Number	EA 3
Year Placed	1990
Placed By	Department of Historic Resources
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Saturday, September 27th, 2014 at 2:20pm PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	18S E 278572 N 4169193
Decimal Degrees	37.64321667, -77.50971667
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 37° 38.593', W 77° 30.583'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	37° 38' 35.58" N, 77° 30' 34.98" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	804
Closest Postal Address	At or near 9610 Hungary Spring Rd, Glen Allen VA 23060, US
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