Palmyra in Fluvanna County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Former Palmyra General Store

181 Main Street

— Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District —

Former Palmyra General Store Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 4, 2021

1. Former Palmyra General Store Marker

Inscription. National Register [of Historic Places] Historic District

Erected by Palmyra Area Revitalization Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 37° 51.641′ N, 78° 15.886′ W. Marker is in Palmyra, Virginia, in Fluvanna County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Virginia Route 1001) and Court Square, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 181 Main Street, Palmyra VA 22963, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of

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this marker: Site of L.O. Haden Office Building (a few steps from this marker); Site of Central High School (within shouting distance of this marker); Former Clerk's Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Commemorating (within shouting distance of this marker); Fluvanna County Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Former Bank of Fluvanna (within shouting distance of this marker); Former Early Court Office (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Stone Jail (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palmyra.

Also see . . . Fluvanna County Courthouse Historic District Nomination Form.
This building is a contributing structure to the Historic District and is mentioned on the nomination form in the following excerpt from page 3:

According to Joseph Martin's Gazetteer of Virginia for 1835, the 11 thriving village of Palmyra consisted of: "14 dwelling houses, 1 methodist house of worship, 1 mercantile store, l tavern, 1 merchant, grist and saw mill, 1 woolen factory, 2 saddlers, 2 tailors, 1 boot and shoe factory, 1 tanyard, 1 cabinet maker, and several carpenters and coopers," in addition to the newly built county building and a fine bridge across the Rivanna.

(Submitted on July 10, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Former Palmyra General Store image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 4, 2021

2. Former Palmyra General Store

Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 601 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 5, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.