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'''Seven Pines National Cemetery''' is a [[national cemetery]] located in the [[Seven Pines, Virginia|Seven Pines]] area of the [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated town]] of [[Sandston, Virginia|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 (Virginia)|Nine Mile Road]], the name Seven Pines pre-dates the establishment of the cemetery. | '''Seven Pines National Cemetery''' is a [[national cemetery]] located in the [[Seven Pines, Virginia|Seven Pines]] area of the [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated town]] of [[Sandston, Virginia|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 (Virginia)|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 | The National Cemetery was established in 1866. Most of the interments are of Union soldiers that were originally hastily buried on the [[Battle of Seven Pines|Seven Pines battlefield]] in makeshift graves. The cemetery's {{convert|1.9|acre|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.<ref name=NatRegNom>{{cite web|title=Seven Pines National Cemetery National Register Nomination|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Henrico/043-0755_Seven_Pines_National_Cemetery_1995_Final_Nomination.pdf|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources|access-date=13 September 2011}}</ref> | Seven Pines National Cemetery was placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1995.<ref name=NatRegNom>{{cite web|title=Seven Pines National Cemetery National Register Nomination|url=http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Henrico/043-0755_Seven_Pines_National_Cemetery_1995_Final_Nomination.pdf|publisher=Virginia Department of Historic Resources|access-date=13 September 2011}}</ref> | ||