Historical Marker
New Cold Harbor
Historical marker location:
Mechanicsville, Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of Cold Harbor Road and Watt House Road, on the right when traveling east on Cold Harbor Road.)
Where Two Battlefields Meet.
Virginia is known as the "Mother of Presidents" because eight U.S. presidents were born there. Additionally, two more presidents, William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor, were born in what is now Virginia before it became a state.