The history of the Revolution can be felt everywhere in Virginia, from the mountains to the beaches. Learn about the American Revolution and Independence and how Virginia helped shape our nation at these attractions and museums.
Fluvanna Farm Heritage MuseumThe Fluvanna Farm Heritage Museum at Pleasant Grove Park opened to the public in 2018. This museum is a joint project of the Fluvanna Historical Society and the County of Fluvanna. The museum, which is filled with displays of antique farm equipmen... Read More
Fluvanna's Historic CourthouseThis historic structure, owned by the County of Fluvanna, is significant across Virginia and the nation as the first of the model-setting Jefferson-inspired classical courthouses to use a Greek order for its columns, thus serving as a new model itsel... Read More
Holland Page Place MuseumThe Holland Page Place Museum is a post-1865 log cabin built by John Benjamin Page. The property includes farmland, woods, and the site of the Page family gold mine. Mrs. Sara Holland Loving donated the site in 1998 to the Fluvanna Historical Society... Read More
Maggie's HouseMaggie's House, located next door to the Old Stone Jail Museum, is home to the Fluvanna Historical Society's archives and offices. The society's rich and remarkable archive is housed here and is open to the public for research. Maggie's House is o... Read More
Old Stone JailBuilt in 1828, the stone jail was designed by John Hartwell Cocke and its construction managed by John G. Hughes and Richard McCary. Skilled brick and stone masons enslaved by John Hartwell Cocke of Bremo, likely including Peyton Skipwith and Charles... Read More
Pleasant Grove Park, Pleasant Grove House Museum and Welcome CenterPleasant Grove House, formerly known as the Haden House, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Over 150 years ago, William Douglas Haden purchased the property which today is known as Pleasant Grove Park. The 1854 Pleasant Grove Hous... Read More