Union Ridge
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Union Ridge was a community in Albemarle County that centered around the Hydraulic Mills commercial area in the 19th century. [1] The community was centered around the junction of Ivy Creek and the South Fork of the Rivanna River. [2]
The mills there were attacked by Union troops during the Civil War and were damaged in a great flood that happened in 1870. During this same time frame, the area was home to the Union Ridge Graded School, with the six children of Hugh Carr (brother-in-law of Cain Hawkins) having attended this school.[3]
The land was inundated in the 1960's when the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir was created.
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Prominent residents
References
- ↑ Web. Take a Walk at Ivy Creek, Ivy Creek Foundation, retrieved March 18, 2013.
- ↑ Web. The Hydraulic Mills-Union Ridge community:, African American Families Database, retrieved February 15, 2018.
- ↑ Web. Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. Cain, Jefferson's University, 02/16/2022