Saturday, August 28, 2010

The Sargeant Museum of Louisa, VA

We started our day by visiting Louisa, VA which is about 7 miles from the park.

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As we parked in front of the historical county courthouse, this truck was parked there, too.

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Now for the Louisa County Courthouse.  

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This Statue was built in memory of all the Confederate soldiers who fought in The Battle of Trevilion Station.  They fought over the Railroad Station.

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The Louisa County Jail which is located right next to the Courthouse.  In 1881, it was rebuilt after prisoners set the original on fire to escape.

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This was built in the 1830 and is being restored by the Historical Society.

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Another historical building built in 1917.

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Downtown buildings.

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On to the museum....  This was Elizabeth Sargeant's home.  She donated the home as a museum.

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The old school house is also a museum....

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A private residence...

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The old Railroad Depot....it is now a feed store.

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The Trevilian Station...   

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We then decided to drive a couple of miles to Gordonville and have lunch.  We found the Tarver House.

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More beautiful churches within these two towns.

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Then we headed to visit the Civil War Museum in Gordonville.

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