New Erection, Virginia

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New Erection
Unincorporated community
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New Erection
Location in Virginia
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New Erection
New Erection (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°28′25″N78°55′39″W / 38.47361°N 78.92750°W / 38.47361; -78.92750
Country United States
State Virginia
County Rockingham County
Elevation
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1,398 ft (426 m)
GNIS feature ID1779334 [1]

New Erection is an unincorporated community located in Rockingham County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

The community took its name from a Presbyterian church called "New Erection" because it was re-erected there, having previously been erected in Dayton. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Erection, Virginia
  2. ↑ Wayland, John Walter (1912). A History of Rockingham County, Virginia. Ruebush-Elkins Company. p.  267.
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