Brockroad, Virginia

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Brockroad, Virginia
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Brockroad, Virginia
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Brockroad, Virginia
Brockroad, Virginia (Virginia)
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Brockroad, Virginia
Brockroad, Virginia (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°16′28″N77°40′45″W / 38.27444°N 77.67917°W / 38.27444; -77.67917
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State Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia
County Spotsylvania
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)

Brockroad is an unincorporated community named after a local road in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States. [1]

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Geography

Brockroad is not an urban center and thus has no major shopping centers. The town lies within the Piedmont region of Virginia.

History

The Brockroad area was the location of many battles fought during the Civil War, including the battles of Battle of Chancellorsville and The Wilderness.

Brock Road Station on the Potomac, Fredericksburg and Piedmont Railroad was situated on Brock Road at latitude 38°16′28″ north and longitude 77° 40′ 45″ west. The Railroad crossed Brock Road about half a mile south east of the modern Brock Road Elementary School. [2]

References

  1. "Home". spotsylvania.va.us.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)