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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Fork Union, Virginia

 
Clickable Map of Fluvanna County, Virginia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Fluvanna County, VA (28) Albemarle County, VA (127) Buckingham County, VA (38) Cumberland County, VA (28) Goochland County, VA (37) Louisa County, VA (43)  FluvannaCounty(28) Fluvanna County (28)  AlbemarleCounty(127) Albemarle County (127)  BuckinghamCounty(38) Buckingham County (38)  CumberlandCounty(28) Cumberland County (28)  GoochlandCounty(37) Goochland County (37)  LouisaCounty(43) Louisa County (43)
Palmyra is the county seat for Fluvanna County
Fork Union is in Fluvanna County
      Fluvanna County (28)  
ADJACENT TO FLUVANNA COUNTY
      Albemarle County (127)  
      Buckingham County (38)  
      Cumberland County (28)  
      Goochland County (37)  
      Louisa County (43)  
 
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1 Virginia, Fluvanna County, Fork Union — Abraham Seay
On James Madison Highway (U.S. 15) at West River Road (State Highway 6), on the right when traveling south on James Madison Highway.
Memorial to Abraham SeayIn 1745 Abraham Seay, French Huguenot settler was granted Letters Patent from King George II for land which includes these church grounds, Military Academy campus, and the nucleus of the village of Fork Union. Abraham, his . . . Map (db m211086) HM
2 Virginia, Fluvanna County, Fork Union — GA-33 — Fork Union Academy
On James Madison Highway (U.S. 15) 0.2 miles north of W River Road (Virginia Route 6), on the right when traveling south.
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 . . . Map (db m12329) HM
3 Virginia, Fluvanna County, Fork Union — GA-39 — Fork Union Baptist Church
On James Madison Highway (U.S. 15) at West River Road (Virginia Route 6), on the right when traveling south on James Madison Highway.
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, . . . Map (db m18302) HM
4 Virginia, Fluvanna County, Fork Union — F-48a — Fork Union Military Academy
On James Madison Highway (U.S. 15) just south of West River Road (Virginia Route 6), on the left when traveling south.
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 . . . Map (db m18307) HM
5 Virginia, Fluvanna County, Fork Union — F-99 — John Jasper
On James Madison Highway (U.S. 15) 0.1 miles south of Carysbrook Road (Virginia Route 615), on the right when traveling south.
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 . . . Map (db m12275) HM
6 Virginia, Fluvanna County, Fork Union — Second Century Guarantors
Near James Madison Highway (U.S. 15) 0.1 miles south of West River Road (Virginia Route 6), on the right when traveling north.
In 1898, a visionary group of men and women became Fork Union Military Academy's original guarantors. In 1998, the following me and women became FUMA's second century guarantors through their generosity and desire to sustain the academy and honor . . . Map (db m181224) HM
7 Virginia, Fluvanna County, Fork Union — World War I Field Gun
Near James Madison Highway (U.S. 15) 0.1 miles south of West River Road (Virginia Route 6), on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated to all the soldiers of WWI George Edmond Pannill • George William Aldinger • Robert Breslin Anthony • William Lambert Arrington • William Charles Batchelor, Jr. • Arthur Whitney Bollard • Lloyd Temple Boutchyard • . . . Map (db m181226) HM WM
 
 
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Apr. 26, 2024