The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Laurel's previous names include Hungary; Hungary Station; Jenningsville, so named because the Jennings family, who were large landholders and have a family gravesite at the site of the historic district; and School. In the 19th century, Laurel was a stop on the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac (RF&P) Railroad. It was a spur line that connected the coalfields in western Henrico with the rail network. During the Civil War, the station was burned. Union Army Colonel Ulric Dahlgren's body was secretly buried there in March 1864; the body was later re-interred to Philadelphia. The RF&P railroad is succeeded by CSX Transportation, which still operates on the same rights-of-way.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Laurel’s history is told.
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2000
Nothing in Laurel is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Laurel has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Laurel Industrial School Historic District in Glen Allen, 0.5 miles away.
Laurel and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.