Arvonia in Buckingham County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Arvonia
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 27, 2010
1. Arvonia Marker
Inscription.
Arvonia. . The name Arvonia was derived from Caernarvon, Wales, home to the Welsh quarrymen who settled the area in the mid-19th century. Arvonia is known for the long-lasting and unfading blue-black Buckingham slate that adorns many of Virginia's historic buildings including Berkeley and the Executive Mansion, as well as Colonial Revival dwellings across the nation. Most Arvonia houses, and other buildings, are ornamented with slate; it is also used for tombstones in local cemeteries. Buckingham slate earned gold medals at the Philadelphia Exposition in 1876, the 1893 World's Columbia Exposition, and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at the 1904 Saint Louis World's Fair.
The name Arvonia was derived from Caernarvon, Wales, home to the Welsh quarrymen who settled the area in the mid-19th century. Arvonia is known for the long-lasting and unfading blue-black Buckingham slate that adorns many of Virginia's historic buildings including Berkeley and the Executive Mansion, as well as Colonial Revival dwellings across the nation. Most Arvonia houses, and other buildings, are ornamented with slate; it is also used for tombstones in local cemeteries. Buckingham slate earned gold medals at the Philadelphia Exposition in 1876, the 1893 World's Columbia Exposition, and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at the 1904 Saint Louis World's Fair.
Erected 1999 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number F-64.)
Location. 37° 40.886′ N, 78° 19.976′ W. Marker is in Arvonia, Virginia, in Buckingham County. It is at the intersection of James Madison Highway (U.S. 15) and Circle Drive Road (County Route 715), on the right when traveling south on James Madison Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Arvonia VA 23004, 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 the North Atlantic Region, 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.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Carter G. Woodson Birthplace (was approx. 2.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Craig Swain, February 27, 2010
2. Arvonia Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,833 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 22, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
