| Virginia (Fluvanna County), Dixie — F-50 — Point of Fork |
| | Four miles southeast is Point of Fork, near which an Indian village stood in 1607. In the Revolution a state arsenal was there. In June, 1781, Simcoe, sent by Cornwallis with a small force to destroy the stores there, succeeded in making Baron Steuben, the American commander, believe the whole British Army to be near. Steuben retreated, leaving the stores to be destroyed. — Map (db m17760) |
| Virginia (Fluvanna County), Fork Union — GA-33 — Fork Union Academy |
| | First classes of Fork Union Academy were held here October 15, 1898 in the residence of Susie Payne Cooper. Established as a co-educational English and classical school, it became Fork Union Military Academy for boys in 1903. Organized by 10 guarantors who were members of Fork Church, the Academy was sustained mainly by private contributions from the Fork Union community until 1913 when it became affiliated with the Baptist denomination. — Map (db m12329) |
| Virginia (Fluvanna County), Fork Union — GA-39 — Fork Union Baptist Church |
| | Fork Union Baptist Church was constituted in
1798. Presbyterian, Episcopal, Methodist,
and Baptist congregations shared as a place
of worship the current church, built in 1824
and first known as the Brick Meetinghouse.
Gen. John Hartwell Cocke, a local plantation
owner who assisted Thomas Jefferson in
establishing the University of Virginia, was
its architect. It is the oldest Church building
in Fluvanna County in continuous use for
that purpose. In 1898, ten of its members
became . . . — Map (db m18302) |
| Virginia (Fluvanna County), Fork Union — F-48a — Fork Union Military Academy |
| | Founded in 1898 by Dr. William E. Hatcher with the assistance of Charles G. Snead, Fork Union Academy established military training as part of the curriculum in 1902. It served as a coeducational school until 1909, when the trustees transformed it into an all-male academy. In 1913, it was renamed Fork Union Military Academy and became affiliated with the Baptist General Association of Virginia. From 1919 to 1965, the Academy operated a Junior Reserve Officer Training Candidate program. The . . . — Map (db m18307) |
| Virginia (Fluvanna County), Fork Union — F-99 — John Jasper |
| | The Rev. John Jasper, one of the best known black preachers of the 19th century in Virginia was born a slave in Fluvanna County on 4 July 1812. After working in a tobacco factory, Jasper had a religious awakening in the later 1830s and became a preacher. Self-educated, Jasper was renowned for his fiery oratorical style and for the sermon “De Sun Do Move,” first delivered in 1878 and preached to more than 250 audiences, including the Virginia General Assembly. He organized the Sixth . . . — Map (db m12275) |
| Virginia (Fluvanna County), Palmyra — F-51 — “Texas Jack” Omohundro Birthplace |
| | J. B. “Texas Jack” Omohundro was born at Pleasure Hill Farm about 1 mile west of here on July 26, 1846. At age 17 he served as a scout under the command of General J.E.B. Stuart. Later he was renowned as a scout and heroic plainsman of the old west. Texas Jack with his friend W. F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody started the first “Wild West” shows in America. He died in Leadville, Colorado, June 28, 1880. — Map (db m11676) |
| Virginia (Fluvanna County), Palmyra — F-49 — Fluvanna County Courthouse |
| | The Fluvanna County Courthouse is one of the few in the state to retain its original configuration. Fluvanna County was formed from part of Albemarle County in 1777 with the county seat located on the southeast side of the Rivanna River. In 1828 Palmyra was selected as the new county seat, and the present courthouse was erected in 1830 by the Reverend Walker Timberlake and John Hartwell Cocke of nearby Bremo. Cocke also prepared the plans for the stone jail, built in 1828, which now houses the Fluvanna County Historical Society’s museum. — Map (db m11591) |
| Virginia (Fluvanna County), Palmyra — F-48 — S. C. Abrams High School |
| | Fluvanna County dedicated its only African American High School on 21 Nov. 1936 and named it the S.C. Abrams High School to honor the Rev. Samuel Christopher Abrams, who served as the county supervisor for the black schools and also as minister in several Baptist churches. Before 1934 black students had to leave the county to attend high school, but in 1934 a temporary high school opened in a wood-frame building adjacent to New Fork Baptist Church. By 1936 money raised by the black community . . . — Map (db m11706) |
| Virginia (Fluvanna County), Palmyra — The “Regular” Methodist Conference |
| | Close by, May 18, 1779, “at Roger Thompson’s, near the Broken-Back Church,” began the “Regular” Methodist Conference composed of some of the most devoted and successful Methodist preachers, a large majority of the whole. Assent was given to the insistent demand for the holy sacraments from those through whom thousands had been converted. A presbytery was appointed, preachers were ordained. After one year, for the sake of peace, they were desisted and appealed to Wesley. . . . — Map (db m16917) |
| Virginia (Fluvanna County), Zion Crossroads — Z-23 — Louisa County / Fluvanna County |
| | Louisa County. Located in the heart of the Virginia Piedmont,
this rural county was named for Louisa,
a daughter of George II. It was formed
from Hanover county in 1742, the county
seat is Louisa. Among the county’s historic
resources is the Green Springs Historic
District including Boswell’s Tavern, which
was used on one occasion during the
Revolution as headquarters of the Marquis
de Lafayette. Other landmarks include
the monumental Louisa bounty courthouse
and the old jail.
. . . — Map (db m17751) |
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