The nearby Bremo properties include three separate houses, all built by planter, soldier and reformer Gen. John Hartwell Cocke (1780 - 1866) on his family's 1725 land grant. The three properties - Bremo, Lower Bremo, and Recess - and their . . . — — Map (db m28070) HM
Here was an important supply depot and arsenal of the Virginia government in 1781, and here Baron von Steuben, commanding the American forces, trained recruits for Green's army in the South. Threatened by Cornwallis's approach, Steuben moved stores . . . — — Map (db m31602) HM
Rassawek, the principal town of the Monacan Indians, stood nearby, according to Capt. John Smith's 1612 map of Virginia. Several smaller satellite villages were located within a few miles of Rassawek. The Monacans, who belonged to the Siouan . . . — — Map (db m31603) HM
Four miles southeast is Point of Fork, near which an Indian village stood in 1607. In the Revolution a state arsenal was there. In June, 1781, Simcoe, sent by Cornwallis with a small force to destroy the stores there, succeeded in making Baron . . . — — Map (db m17760) HM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fluvanna County. Area 285 Square Miles. Formed in 1777 from Albemarle. Named (in Latin) Anne's River, the early name for the upper James given in honor of Queen Anne. Point of Fork was an important supply depot in 1781. . . . — — Map (db m54220) HM
J. B. “Texas Jack” Omohundro was born at Pleasure Hill Farm about 1 mile west of here on July 26, 1846. At age 17 he served as a scout under the command of General J.E.B. Stuart. Later he was renowned as a scout and heroic plainsman of the old . . . — — Map (db m116884) HM
The Fluvanna County Courthouse is one of the few in the state to retain its original configuration. Fluvanna County was formed from part of Albemarle County in 1777 with the county seat located on the southeast side of the Rivanna River. In 1828 . . . — — Map (db m11591) HM
These millstones were found in the vicinity of the Revolutionary War arsenal at the Point of Fork in an area that was called Mt. Misory Branch. The millstones were likely used to supply meal to the soldiers at the arsenal (circa 1780). Donated by . . . — — Map (db m181076) HM
Fluvanna County dedicated its only African American High School on 21 Nov. 1936 and named it the S.C. Abrams High School to honor the Rev. Samuel Christopher Abrams, who served as the county supervisor for the black schools and also as minister in . . . — — Map (db m11706) HM
Close by, May 18, 1779, “at Roger Thompson’s, near the Broken-Back Church,” began the “Regular” Methodist Conference composed of some of the most devoted and successful Methodist preachers, a large majority of the whole. Assent was given to the . . . — — Map (db m16917) HM
Louisa County. Located in the heart of the Virginia Piedmont, this rural county was named for Louisa, a daughter of George II. It was formed from Hanover county in 1742, the county seat is Louisa. Among the county’s historic resources is the . . . — — Map (db m17751) HM
