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We’ve included here a brief history of
Laurel, VA.
A Brief History of Laurel, Virginia
The Laurel, Virginia community, first
named Hungary Station, was the location of a spur railroad
line to the coalfields in western Henrico County. During the
Civil War the station was burned, and Colonial Ulrich
Dahlgren's body was secretly buried there in March, 1864
(later re-interred in Philadelphia). In 1890, the Laurel
Industrial School was established to offer wayward boys' an
alternative to imprisonment. It was Henrico County's first
public school and later became the Virginia Industrial
School. The complex consisted of two dormitory buildings
(one of which is still standing), an administrative
building, and multiple farm buildings. When the reformatory
was moved in 1920-22 to its' present location as the
Beaumont Learning Center (Powhatan Co.), the community
remained active. The Laurel Industrial School Historic
District is listed on the National Register of Historic
Places (added 1987) and the Virginia Historical Landmarks
Register.
The A.A. Harvey General Store (now Laurel
Gallery) was built c1910 to serve the community. Over the
years the building has undergone several
transformations...from general store to housing to the
Crystal Ice Co and the Laurel Post Office (Lillian Merkle,
Postmaster). The building was completely restored in 1991 to
its present use as the Laurel Gallery. Efforts were made by
the preservationist, Robert Bluford, to ensure that the
building be returned to its original style.
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