Bacova in Bath County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Bacova
Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 15, 2013
1. Bacova Marker
Inscription.
Bacova. . The Tidewater Hardwood Company built a lumber mill and company town here, 192–1922, naming it Bacova, a contraction for Bath Co., Va. Narrow-gauge railroads brought the logs to the mill. The company paid workers in scrip redeemable for rent, medical attention, and supplies at the company store. After a decade, mill operations slowed during the Great Depression and stopped altogether in 1936. Salvage metal and railroad engines, rails, and cars were sold to Japan just before World War II. Private investors bought the Bacova tract, and in 1957 the founder of The Bacova Guild, Ltd., a group of artists and craftsmen, purchased the town.
The Tidewater Hardwood Company built a lumber mill and company town here, 192–1922, naming it Bacova, a contraction for Bath Co., Va. Narrow-gauge railroads brought the logs to the mill. The company paid
workers in scrip redeemable for rent, medical attention, and supplies at the company store. After a decade, mill operations slowed during the Great Depression and stopped altogether in 1936. Salvage metal and railroad engines, rails, and cars were sold to Japan just before World War II. Private investors bought the Bacova tract, and in 1957 the founder of The Bacova Guild, Ltd., a group of artists and craftsmen, purchased the town.
Erected 1995 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number D-37.)
Location. 38° 3.258′ N, 79° 50.545′ W. Marker is in Bacova, Virginia, in Bath County. Marker is at the intersection of County Route 687 and Post Office Drive, on the right when traveling west on County Route 687. On the lawn in the front of the post office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 23 Post Office Drive, Bacova VA 24412, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . The Bacova Guild. “Bacova’s first products focused on nature art laminated into fiberglass items including the famous classic Bacova fiberglass covered mailboxes. ” (Submitted on November 14, 2013.)
Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 15, 2013
2. Bacova Marker
Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 15, 2013
3. Bacova Post Office
Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 15, 2013
4. View of Bacova from the Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2013, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 964 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 14, 2013, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
