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This image is of the Sulphur Mines commissary office. Here, the business side of the mines would have occurred. By the time this image was taken, the Sulphur Mines were likely already experiencing difficulties of competing in an increasingly…

This photograph portrays a group of miners posing on a break from their work in the mines. It demonstrates that many of the miners were in their early teens, but did the hard labor expected of men.

In this image, Dr. Issac Van Duerson Adams visits the mines on bicycles. From period photographs, it appears that bicycles were a primary means of communication around the mines. Numerous images show visitors, both men and women, bicycling around the…

Louisa Courthouse photograph from 1962.
The Courthouse was originally built in 1904.

Cheaspeake & Ohio Railroad Station at Bumpass.
Notice spelling of BUMPAS. A result of a longtime dispute between H. J. T. Webner and railroad and postoffice authorities to eliminate one "S" of BUMPASS. Succeeded with the railroad company but failed…

Brick store operated by W. L. Bumpass at Railroad crossing at Bumpass, VA.

Chicken Coop. Bottom part has small tag with inscription "Chicken Coop Manufactured by the Bumpass Coop, Co Bumpass, VA. The Sargeant Museum of Louisa County History in Louisa, Virginia, has one of the original coops, advertising materials and…

Louisa was a major depot stop on the railroad between Richmond and Gordonsville. The train stopped to unload passengers at the Louisa Hotel where visitors often stayed to escape the heat and unhealthy air in the city (Richmond) during summer.

Main Street Louisa around 1900. The second sign back on the left says 'Louisa Hardware". This shot is taken directly across from the courthouse.

This was the third courthouse used by Louisa County. Built in 1818, it was the courthouse in use during the Civil War when Union troops raided courthouse records.

The 1862 tax records for Louisa County were discovered in 2009 in Newburgh New…

The home of Capt and Mrs. Lex Netherland near Trevilian Depot, Louisa County. Notice the woman sitting in the doorway of the home when the photo was taken.

Cuckoo is located at the intersection of Rt. 522 and Rt. 33 in the heart of Louisa. Once a much larger community, this store served the area until the early 20th C.

Louisa County was once considered a desirable vacation spot in the late 1800s and early 1900. Large hotels provided lodging in the towns of Louisa and Mineral and several enterprising land owners marketed week-long stays "in the cool climate and…

Post office # 91, Fredericks Hall, Va.

For many years, the Terrell store was a central feature of the community of Buckner. Also located nearby was the Grasberger Spoon factory, first Roman Catholic Church, and, of course, the railroad.

This photo was taken from the tracks looking…

The Byrd Mill, a long familiar landmark in Louisa County, is no longer standing. It was burned in a fire in the 1970s, although portions of the mill pond remain.

Note the Roman numerals marking the parts of the rafter joinery, lapped and…