Dendron, Virginia
| Dendron, Virginia | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Dendron, Virginia |
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| Coordinates: 37°2′40″N 76°56′5″W / 37.04444°N 76.93472°WCoordinates: 37°2′40″N 76°56′5″W / 37.04444°N 76.93472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Surry |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.6 sq mi (9.2 km2) |
| • Land | 3.6 sq mi (9.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 118 ft (36 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 297 |
| • Density | 83.3/sq mi (32.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 23839 |
| Area code(s) | 757 |
| FIPS code | 51-22160 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1492862 |
Dendron is a town in Surry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 297 at the 2000 census. Sculptor Leslie Garland Bolling was born in Dendron, as was mayor of Hopewell, Virginia, Curtis W. Harris.
Dendron is located at 37°2′40″N 76°56′5″W / 37.04444°N 76.93472°W (37.044516, -76.934737).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.2 km²), all of it land.
Dendron was originally a mill town, built and run by the Surry Lumber Company in to house employees of its sawmill. The village was known as Mussel Fork Village until 1896 when it was renamed "Dendron." The name was derived from dendro the Greek word for trees. The years after 1896 saw rapid growth and expansion of the sawmill and the Town. More people moved to Dendron and additional Company housing built. By 1906, Dendron had a population of 1513 people, 298 dwellings, two hotels, eighteen Company stores and five churches. By 1928, Dendron's population had reached nearly 3,000 people. In addition to those establishments listed above, there was also a post office, two schools, a jail, two banks, two doctors, a skating rink, a movie theater, and a number of non-company owned businesses; such as a drug store, barber shops, garages, cleaning establishments, a pool room, a restaurant, bakery and an ice cream parlor.
The company also operated a narrow gauge railroad known as Sussex, Surry and Southampton Railway that transported logs to its sawmill in Dendron, and lumber to its wharf on the James River. It also offered passenger service to Dendron and other small towns along its route. One of its steam locomotives built in 1891 was sold to Argent Lumber company in 1926. It was later bought by Midwest Central Railroad in 1960. Completely restored it is still in operation as Midwest Central Railroad's flagship locomotive.
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