Doswell is located in Hanover County and in the Central Region of the state of Virginia. Doswell is a small unincorporated town. Originally called Hanover Junction, it was located on the Virginia Central Railroad, which later became part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad (C&O) at a crossing of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, a busy north-south route. Both railroads are now owned by CSX Transportation, although the former Virginia Central line is leased to a short-line carrier, Buckingham Branch Railroad. The area near the Doswell train station is a popular train-watching site for railfans. Formerly consisting primarily of farmland, today many Doswell residents commute to their jobs in Richmond, Virginia. Kings Dominion, a major amusement park is located in the town.
Secretariat was born here.
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