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William Henry Brill and Mildred Anne Long Brill in front of the Greene County Courthouse and Jail. Date is uncertain but believed to be late 1800s.

Early taverns of America were places where members of the community and travelers alike could eat, drink, gather, and sometimes even sleep. There were several taverns located in Columbia throughout the years since the town’s founding. This…

The CCC employed unmarried men ages 18 to 25. This photograph of Bill Hamborsky and John Chesko emphasizes the youth of the men who went to work at the for the CCC to support their families. CCC workers earned $1 per day for six months. $25 was…

Fighting fires was one of the jobs of the workers at CCC Camp Monticello. Mike Fabian and Ben Fields, pictured here with fire buckets, were among the men who performed this duty.

Chuck Cetera, a Louisa County local, stands in front of a building at CCC camp 2347, Camp Monticello. Cetera was employed by the CCC in the early 1940s.

Though the depression brought hard economic times to the inhabitants of Louisa, people still found many ways to have fun. Baseball was a popular pastime for the men in Louisa throughout the depression. This photograph shows the Louisa baseball team…

Facing the hardships of the Great Depression, many children were required to forego their high school education and look for employment to help support their families. This photograph of the Apple Grove High School graduating class of 1937 shows…

Patrick Henry's home in Louisa was located a distance off the Old Mountain Road near Roundabout Creek. He lived here from 1765-1768 and during that time represented Louisa County in the Virginia colonial House of Burgesses. In the years before the…

This circa 1875 quilt measures 92 inches by 82 inches, and is made of red and green cottons on a white background. It is hand pieced, hand appliquéd and hand quilted, with 5 rows of 4 red and green baskets set straight on a white background, and a…

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…

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…

William Jackson Walton served as the Superintendent of the Jackson District from 1871 until 1884 when he became one of the earliest Superintendents of Schools in Louisa County. As Superintendent, Walton kept records of how many schools were in each…

This image displays the daily operations of the Arminius mines, one of the largest mines in the area. Pyrite from the Arminius Mines was often manufactured for sulphuric acid in fertilizer.

This image is of the daily operations of the Arminius mines, one of the largest mines in the area. Miners used a skip to transport three or four tons of ore at a time across the mine to be crushed before being washed in jigs.

This image displays the daily operations of the Arminius mines, one of the largest mines in the area. Several men are watching a skip above dump ore that had been transported across a cable to be crushed.

This image shows the daily operations of the Arminius mines as ore is transported over a cable using a skip and dumped to be crushed. In the background, managers' housing can be seen. The managers of the Arminius Mines, especially superintendent…

This image displays the daily operations of the Arminius mines. It includes a man transporting supplies across the mines by a skip. Skips were capable of moving three to four tons of ore across short distances at the mine.

This image is of a home at the Arminius Mines, one of the largest mines in the area. Families of miners lived on the property and created their own distinct culture that altered the entire town. The miners were rowdier than Mineral's previous…

This image is of the daily operations of the Arminius mines, one of the largest mines in the area. A skip is seen in many of the images of the mines. It was used to transfer three to four tons of ore which are then dumped into big crushers before…