Sandston
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N 37° 31.402 W 077° 19.028
18S E 295237 N 4155456
This marker describes the history of Sandston and the origin of the town's name.
Waymark Code: WM7QBX
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/22/2009
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"In 1918 as World War I ended, the Seven Pines Bag Loading Plant #3, used for gun powder packing, was dismantled. The federal government sold 600 acres of land, and 230 Aladdin houses, that were erected for plant workers, to the Richmond-Fairfield Railway Company, organized by Oliver J. Sands. The Aladdin Company of Bay City, Michigan was the first company to offer in the United States kit houses with precut, numbered pieces. In 1921 Sands announced the houses were for sale as Fairfield village. In Sands's honor the residents petitioned to change the name to Sandston."
Marker Number: W-2a
Marker Title: Sandston
Marker Location: US 60 near the intersection with Pickett Ave.
County or Independent City: Henrico County
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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