Toano, Virginia

Coordinates: 37°22′48″N 76°48′15″W / 37.38000°N 76.80417°W / 37.38000; -76.80417
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Toano, Virginia
County
James City
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
23168

Toano, formerly Burnt Ordinary, is an unincorporated community in James City County, Virginia, United States. It is in Virginia’s 1st Congressional District. [1]

History

Toano was established in the late 19th century in western James City County at the former site of "Burnt Ordinary", which was named in the 18th century for a roadside tavern that had burned down. The word Toano comes from a

Native American
word meaning "high ground".

In 1881, the Peninsula Extension of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) was built through the area from Richmond to reach the coal piers on Hampton Roads at the new city of Newport News. The C&O built a railroad station at Toano.

Toano was located on the old Richmond-Williamsburg Stage Road, which is

State Route 30
, is signed "Toano-West Point".

Toano is close to major

theme parks. Smaller attractions at Lakewood Trails and Go-Karts Plus
are also located nearby.

Toano's history is recalled on a Virginia

Historical Marker nearby, which reads:[1]

First called John Lewis's Ordinary and then Fox's, Burnt Ordinary received its name in Jan. 1780 when, according to

Lafayette's army camped two miles south of here at Chickahominy Church after the Battle of Green Spring
on 6 July 1781.

Places in or near Toano that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places include: Chickahominy Shipyard Archeological Site, Hickory Neck Church, Stone House Site, White Hall (Toano, Virginia), and Windsor Castle (Toano, Virginia).

A local landmark is a 7-foot (2.1 m) waving tiger statue in front of a service station that used to be owned by Exxon at

Toano Middle School
.

Waving Tiger at Anderson's Corner in Toano.
Tiger at Anderson's Corner in Toano.

Houses of worship in or near Toano include Hickory Neck Episcopal Church, which traces its roots to 1734, and Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church, which dates to 1887.

References

  1. ^ "Department of Historic Resources". vcris.dhr.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  2. ^ "The Free Lance-Star - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 13 February 2016.

External links

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