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'''Manakin-Sabot''', consisting of the [[village]]s of '''Manakin''' and '''Sabot''', is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Goochland County, Virginia|Goochland County]], [[Virginia]], United States.<ref>{{cite gnis|1495892|Manakin}}</ref><ref>{{cite gnis|1496180|Sabot}}</ref> It is located northwest of [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] and is part of the [[Richmond-Petersburg|Greater Richmond region]]. |
'''Manakin-Sabot''', consisting of the [[village]]s of '''Manakin''' and '''Sabot''', is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Goochland County, Virginia|Goochland County]], [[Virginia]], United States.<ref>{{cite gnis|1495892|Manakin}}</ref><ref>{{cite gnis|1496180|Sabot}}</ref> It is located northwest of [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] and is part of the [[Richmond-Petersburg|Greater Richmond region]]. |
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Among the earliest settlers were a group of several hundred [[French Huguenots]], Protestant refugees who had emigrated from London in 1700 on the promise of land from the Crown. While they had expected to be settled near Jamestown, officials gave them land 20 miles above the falls of the [[James River]] at the site of a former [[Manocan]] Native American village. This became known as Manakin Town. |
Among the earliest European settlers were a group of several hundred [[French Huguenots]], Protestant refugees who had emigrated from London in 1700 on the promise of land from the Crown. While they had expected to be settled near Jamestown, officials gave them land 20 miles above the falls of the [[James River]] at the site of a former [[Manocan]] Native American village. This became known as Manakin Town.<ref name="neh"/> |
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The first group encountered great hardship, as many were urban people unprepared for the frontier. Leaders of the French Huguenots petitioned the government for more assistance as another ship of refugees landed at the Virginia Colony. Gradually the pioneers adapted and moved out of the village to their farms in the area. By 1750, the village was defunct. Over the decades, the French and their descendants intermarried with English settlers. Many of their descendants moved west or south with other migrants, including into Kentucky and other areas. <ref name="neh">[http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/becomingamer/growth/text4/frenchvirginia.pdf "MANAKIN TOWN / The French Huguenot Settlement in Virginia * 1700-ca. 1750"] (includes primary sources), ''Becoming American: The British Atlantic Colonies, 1690-1763'', National Humanities Center, 2009; accessed 11 January 2019</ref> |
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| ⚫ | [[Ben Dover (Manakin-Sabot, Virginia)|Ben Dover]], [[Dover Slave Quarter Complex]], [[Huguenot Memorial Chapel and Monument]], [[Oak Grove (Manakin-Sabot, Virginia)|Oak Grove]], [[Powell's Tavern]], [[Rochambeau Farm]], and [[Tuckahoe Plantation]] are sites listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | [[Ben Dover (Manakin-Sabot, Virginia)|Ben Dover]], [[Dover Slave Quarter Complex]], [[Huguenot Memorial Chapel and Monument]], [[Oak Grove (Manakin-Sabot, Virginia)|Oak Grove]], [[Powell's Tavern]], [[Rochambeau Farm]], and [[Tuckahoe Plantation]] are colonial and 19th-century sites listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | [[Justin Verlander]] |
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| ⚫ | Award-winning baseball player [[Justin Verlander]] was raised in Manakin-Sabot. He is the 2011 Cy Young Award winner, 2011 American League MVP, 2006 American League Rookie of the Year, and pitcher for the 2017 World Series champion [[Houston Astros]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Justin Verlander|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=434378|publisher=[[MLB.com]]|accessdate=September 8, 2013}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:44, 11 January 2019
Manakin-Sabot | |
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  Manakin-Sabot Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia  Manakin-Sabot Manakin-Sabot (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°38′17″N 77°42′28″W / 37.63806°N 77.70778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Goochland |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,634[1] |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Manakin-Sabot, consisting of the villages of Manakin and Sabot, is an unincorporated community in Goochland County, Virginia, United States.[2][3] It is located northwest of Richmond and is part of the Greater Richmond region.
Among the earliest European settlers were a group of several hundred French Huguenots, Protestant refugees who had emigrated from London in 1700 on the promise of land from the Crown. While they had expected to be settled near Jamestown, officials gave them land 20 miles above the falls of the James River at the site of a former Manocan Native American village. This became known as Manakin Town.[4]
The first group encountered great hardship, as many were urban people unprepared for the frontier. Leaders of the French Huguenots petitioned the government for more assistance as another ship of refugees landed at the Virginia Colony. Gradually the pioneers adapted and moved out of the village to their farms in the area. By 1750, the village was defunct. Over the decades, the French and their descendants intermarried with English settlers. Many of their descendants moved west or south with other migrants, including into Kentucky and other areas. [4]
Ben Dover, Dover Slave Quarter Complex, Huguenot Memorial Chapel and Monument, Oak Grove, Powell's Tavern, Rochambeau Farm, and Tuckahoe Plantation are colonial and 19th-century sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]
Award-winning baseball player Justin Verlander was raised in Manakin-Sabot. He is the 2011 Cy Young Award winner, 2011 American League MVP, 2006 American League Rookie of the Year, and pitcher for the 2017 World Series champion Houston Astros.[6]
References
- ^ "Census 2010 Population, Zip Code 23103". Census Bureau.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Manakin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Sabot". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "MANAKIN TOWN / The French Huguenot Settlement in Virginia * 1700-ca. 1750" (includes primary sources), Becoming American: The British Atlantic Colonies, 1690-1763, National Humanities Center, 2009; accessed 11 January 2019
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Justin Verlander". MLB.com. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
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