Meade Pyramid

The Meade Pyramid with train passing by blimpcaptain (Atlas Obscura User)

Lurking behind an active railway across a heavily overgrown field, this odd monument mirrors a much larger version in Richmond’s Hollywood Cemetery.

This 23 foot-tall pyramid with a 30 square foot base was erected in 1897 by the Confederate Memorial Literary Society after they contacted and received approval and support from the president of the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad.

The pyramid marks the spot where Union soldiers under General George G. Meade broke through “Stonewall” Jackson’s lines, and commemorates the unknown Confederate soldiers who died there.

Know Before You Go

The National Park Service does not classify the pyramid as accessible as it requires trespassing across a dangerous set of active railroad tracks to reach the pyramid. Even approaching the tracks is somewhat challenging as the field that separates the historical marker from the pyramid itself is heavily overgrown.

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