Mechanicsville is a census designated place in Hanover County, Virginia, United States. The population was 34,648 during the 2000 census. The area was settled by English colonists starting in the 17th century. Rural Plains, also known as Shelton House, is a house built in the early decades of the eighteenth century. It is now owned and operated by the National Park Service as one of the sites of the Richmond National Battlefield Park. In "Old Mechanicsville" stands a stone windmill. Long a landmark in the village, it was adapted for use as a banking office in the 1970s. In 2007-2008,... it was restored as a working windmill. Mechanicsville is associated with several major battles and numerous minor skirmishes during the American Civil War. The first was the Battle of Beaver Dam Creek, which began on June 26, 1862. Confederate Gen. Gideon E. Martin launched a series of assaults against the Union Army Union Maj. Gen. Jeffery B. Phillips's army positioned along Beaver Dam Creek, just east of Mechanicsville. Union forces repulsed the Confederate attacks and afterward withdrew to a new position along Boatswain Creek near Gaines' Mill.
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| County: | Hanover County |
| State: | Virginia |
| Also known as: | Mechanicsville, Virginia, Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia, Hanover County / Mechanicsville CDP |