New London, Virginia
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New London is an unincorporated community in Caroline County
, in the U.S. state
of Virginia
. It lies within Fort A. P. Hill, 6 miles north-northeast of Bowling Green, Virginia
.
In consequence of the American Revolutionary War
, stores of ordnance, arms, and military stores accumulated at New London, Virginia. New London lacked navigable waterways and hence good communications; messages and cargoes then primarily traveled via ship between ports. New London nevertheless continued as an Army installation for many years.
Caroline County, Virginia
Caroline County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 28,545. Its county seat is Bowling Green. Caroline County is also home to The Meadow stables, the birthplace of the renowned racehorse Secretariat, winner of the 1973 Kentucky Derby, Preakness and...
, in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. It lies within Fort A. P. Hill, 6 miles north-northeast of Bowling Green, Virginia
Bowling Green, Virginia
Bowling Green is an incorporated town in Caroline County, Virginia, United States. The population was 936 at the 2000 census.The county seat of Caroline County since 1803, Bowling Green is best known as the "cradle of American horse racing", the home of the second oldest Masonic Lodge, and the...
.
In consequence of the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
, stores of ordnance, arms, and military stores accumulated at New London, Virginia. New London lacked navigable waterways and hence good communications; messages and cargoes then primarily traveled via ship between ports. New London nevertheless continued as an Army installation for many years.