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John Tisdale and Frances, his wife deed Bernard's Mill and surrounding property to James Trevelian on January 9, 1804.
Names of certain creeks and a bridge are stated which may help with identification of the mill's location.

Death Certificate of Burton Payne founder of African American community "Payne Town" includes notation "slave of AG Wills" died at age 105

This image is of the manager's family and their help standing in front of their housing at the Arminius Mines. In 1904, the mines were run by seven managers overseeing a workforce of three hundred men. It is said that the managers would often invite…

For many African Americans, daily life after slavery was not much different than life in bondage. There was still a struggle for survival for many African American families. Most of the residents of Louisa County lived on farms and until Rural…

History of Louisa County and how formed from Hanover.

These are small arrow points found around five miles north of the town of Louisa in close proximity to other artifacts in the Native People collection. They are approximately 1 x .75 inches and are milky white in color. Archaeologists date the…

(Right of the Courthouse) Lucien Minor proposed in 1832 to build a lawyer’s office of brick on a twenty-foot square of public ground. It was approved and built the next year. The Crank Building was named in honor of W. Earle Crank. Mr. Crank…

The covered bridge at Palmyra was built in 1884 by W.R. and C.C. Cocke to replace earlier wooden bridges. The 1884 bridge was of mortise and tenon construction, and was built using 3,000 white-oak pegs instead of nails or bolts. One of the pegs is…

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.

These images are from Corduroy Farm, a large farm located about 8 miles west from the town of Louisa. during the World War II period. Rural electrification did not come to outlying areas until a few years after the war, so farming practices relied…

The Cooke Office Building is a Victorian example of second empire architecture. It includes a mansard roof and an asymmetrical plan popular at that time.
Built in 1887 by Rice P. Cammack. Originally used as a hotel it was integral to the history…

This contract is between Alice Hanger of Louisa County, Virginia, and the Richmond Co-operative Milk Producer's association. Members of the co-op pooled the milk they produced in order to reduce competition between milk producers and obtain a higher…

This image shows the building of interstate 64 through Louisa County on May 27, 1969. This was one of many attempts to improve transportation in the area during the time period.

Confederate ten and fifty dollar bills displaying important figures and scenes of the south

The faces of confederate one, one hundred, and twenty dollar bills displaying southern individuals and scenes.

Confederate bond written to William Overton

Confederate bond written to L.R. Swift.

Confederate bond written to W.H. Harris

$1,000 Bond issued to L.R. Swift by the Confederate States of America, payable ten years from date of issue with 8% interest. (See pdf file for detailed view.)