Advance Mills Estate near Charlottesville in Albemarle County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Advance Mills
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 28, 2012
1. Advance Mills Marker
Inscription.
Advance Mills. . Villages such as Advance Mills were once common features of rural Virginia, serving as economic and social centers. Advance Mills grew around a single mill that John Fray constructed in 1833 on the north fork of the Rivanna River. By the twentieth century, Advance Mills had expanded to include facilities to process corn, flour, wool, sumac, and lumber for local farmers. A general store also sold goods to nearby residents. Industrialization, electricity, and the increasing efficiency of automobiles led to the disappearance of Advance Mills, as well as other similar communities around Virginia, in the latter half of the twentieth century.
Villages such as Advance Mills were once common features of rural Virginia, serving as economic and social centers. Advance Mills grew around a single mill that John Fray constructed in 1833 on the north fork of the Rivanna River. By the twentieth century,
Advance Mills had expanded to include facilities to process corn, flour, wool, sumac, and lumber for local farmers. A general store also sold goods to nearby residents. Industrialization, electricity, and the increasing efficiency of automobiles led to the disappearance of Advance Mills, as well as other similar communities around Virginia, in the latter half of the twentieth century.
Erected 2011 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W-165.)
Location. 38° 10.996′ N, 78° 26.369′ W. Marker is near Charlottesville, Virginia, in Albemarle County. It is in Advance Mills Estate. Marker is at the intersection of Advance Mills Road (County Route 743) and Frays Mill Road (County Route 641
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), on the left when traveling west on Advance Mills Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1761 Frays Mill Rd, Ruckersville VA 22968, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 959 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on May 29, 2012, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.