Louisa County keeps rural charm
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Staff Reports
Published: September 24, 2007
Louisa County was named for Princess Louisa, daughter of King George II and Queen Caroline of England and wife of King Frederick V of Denmark. It was formed in 1742 from Hanover County, and its central location in Virginia placed it amid several historical events from the Revolutionary and Civil wars.
Jack Jouett left from Cuckoo Tavern in Louisa County for his historic ride on June 3, 1781, to Monticello and Charlottesville to warn Gov. Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia Assembly of the approaching British army. And the largest cavalry battle of the Civil War, the Battle of Trevilian Station, took place in western Louisa in June 1864. That battle included an estimated 13,000 cavalrymen.
The town of Louisa is the county’s seat, with a small downtown and a population of about 1,500. The town of Mineral is the county’s only other incorporated town.
Louisa has remained largely rural with only 10 percent of its land developed as residential, commercial or industrial property.
Many historic homes and farmsteads remain amid the rolling hillsides.
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