by Alexandra | Sep 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
“Now listen my children and you will hear” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow This isn’t about the midnight ride of Paul Revere or even about the ride of Jack Jouett. To learn about the ride of another unsung hero of the Revolution, read on! On that spring night in 1781, it...
by Alexandra | Sep 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Walker Timberlake was a Fluvanna County official, a businessman, an officer in the State Militia, and a Methodist minister. Most important of all, he was one of the founders of the town of Palmyra. His father, John Timberlake, was originally from Port Royal, Caroline...
by Alexandra | Sep 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
There is a point in Fluvanna County where the Rivanna River flows into the James. It is appropriately named Point of Fork. During the Revolutionary War, an arsenal was located there. It was comprised of an armory, a magazine, barracks, shops, and storehouses. Many...
by Alexandra | Sep 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
“The past is a foreign country; They do things differently there.” Lesley Poles Hartley The name Fluvanna means “Anne’s River.” Both the Rivanna River and the westward fork of the James (west of Columbia), known as the Fluvanna River, were named in honor of Queen Anne...
