Poor Farm Park

Poor Farm Park is a park in Hanover, Virginia which is located on Liberty School Road. Poor Farm Park is situated nearby to the evergreen forest The Pines, as well as near the pitch Shotput practice field.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Patrick Henry High School.

Patrick Henry High School

School

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Patrick Henry High School is a public high school in Ashland, Virginia, United States. Opened in 1959, it is one of four high schools in Hanover County Public Schools and serves the rural western and northern portions of Hanover County. Patrick Henry High School is situated 1,500 feet northeast of Poor Farm Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ashland and Scotchtown.

Ashland

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Ashland is a town in Hanover County, Virginia, United States, located 16 miles north of Richmond along Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 7,565, up from 7,225 at the 2010 census.

Scotchtown

Hamlet

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Scotchtown is a plantation located in Hanover County, Virginia, that from 1771 to 1778 was owned and used as a residence by U.S. Founding Father Patrick Henry, his wife Sarah and their children. Scotchtown is situated 5 miles northwest of Poor Farm Park.

Elmont

Village

Elmont is an unincorporated community in Hanover County in the Central Region of the U.S. state of Virginia. It was located on the former Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, now owned by CSX Transportation. Elmont is situated 6 miles southeast of Poor Farm Park.

Poor Farm Park

Type: Park
Address: 13400 Liberty School Road, Ashland, VA 23005
Category: recreation area
Location: Hanover, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.78227° or 37° 46′ 56″ north

Longitude

-77.53922° or 77° 32′ 21″ west

Open location code

8794QFJ6+W8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 481330911

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Highlights include The Pines and Shotput practice field.

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