Manakin-Sabot, Virginia

Manakin-Sabot
Unincorporated community
Manakin-Sabot
Manakin-Sabot

Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia

Coordinates: 37°38′17″N 77°42′28″W / 37.63806°N 77.70778°W / 37.63806; -77.70778Coordinates: 37°38′17″N 77°42′28″W / 37.63806°N 77.70778°W / 37.63806; -77.70778
Country United States
State Virginia
County Goochland
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)

Manakin-Sabot, consisting of the villages of Manakin and Sabot, is an unincorporated community in Goochland County, Virginia, United States.[1][2] It is located northwest of Richmond and is part of the Greater Richmond region.

The area is home to several country clubs as well as the historic Deep Run Hunt Club, host of a number of regional and national horse shows. The hunt club maintains miles of horse trails throughout the community for its equestrian neighbors.

Ben Dover, Dover Slave Quarter Complex, Huguenot Memorial Chapel and Monument, Oak Grove, Powell's Tavern, Rochambeau Farm, and Tuckahoe Plantation are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

Justin Verlander, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, was raised in Manakin-Sabot.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Manakin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Sabot". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  4. ↑ "Justin Verlander". MLB.com. Retrieved September 8, 2013.


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