What is the history of Sandston, Virginia?

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During World War I, a number of homes were built in the area for both non-commissioned officers and enlisted men. After the war, an investment group headed by Oliver J. Sands bought the land and buildings when they came up for sale as surplus. The community was named Sandston after Mr. Sands, who was President of the Richmond and Fairfield Railway, the electric street railway line which ran through Highland Springs, VirginiaHighland Springs and Fair Oaks, VirginiaFair Oaks to the National Cemetery at Seven Pines. The community was later served by Fairfield Transit Company, whose old bus barn was extant at Seven Pines in 2005, as was the earlier streetcartrolley car barn in Richmond on North 29th Street. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandston%2C_Virginia

During World War I, a number of homes were built in the area for both non-commissioned officers and enlisted men. After the war, an investment group headed by Oliver J. Sands bought the land and buildings when they came up for sale as surplus. The community was named Sandston after Mr. Sands, who was President of the Richmond and Fairfield Railway, the electric street railway line which ran through Highland Springs, VirginiaHighland Springs and Fair Oaks, VirginiaFair Oaks to the National Cemetery at Seven Pines. The community was later served by Fairfield Transit Company, whose old bus barn was extant at Seven Pines in 2005, as was the earlier streetcartrolley car barn in Richmond on North 29th Street. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandston%2C_Virginia

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