Maps

94. Take a moment's pause at the various markers in Civil War Park.

Civil War Park includes monuments to Civil War soldiers and to the Emancipation Proclamation. Also in the park is a memorial to a Fluvanna resident who was killed in a Navy ship crash. The park contains picnic tables for a peaceful picnic. 1/2-acre with picnic tables, next to the Old Stone Jail Museum.

93. Harmonize with the Fluvanna Community Singers.

Admission free; no reserved seating. Check website for schedule of performances.

92. Get a ringer at the Ashlawn horseshoe pits.

Lake Monticello's horseshoe pits are located at the Ashlawn Clubhouse. Open to members and guests only.

91. Get a tan while your laundry gets done.

A local tanning salon and laundry service in one?! Tropic Tan offers wash/dry/fold service for laundry. Pay by the pound. If you are not tanning while waiting, they will text you when your clothes are ready!

90. Buy some fun farm treasures at a mobile market of handmade goodness.

The Gypsy Dawn Art Wagon at Red Dirt Farm is tiny magic on wheels. In addition to farm goods, there is fused glass, mixed media and photography available.  A little Bohemian, a little Coastal, and a little Farmhouse. Free range eggs, fresh cut flowers, jams and jellies, salsa and pesto, fruits and vegetables (seasonally), and fresh baked goods (Thursdays)...plus art of all kinds. Cash only.

89. Foster a dog for Green Dogs Unleashed.

Green Dogs Unleashed seeks to rescue, train, place and register unwanted animals to participate in therapy work, with an emphasis on special needs animals; to adopt out, place, or transfer to rescue, animals deemed not suitable for our program; and to to promote the supportive benefits of the human animal bond.

88. Cheer on the Flying Flucos at a Fluvanna Athletics event.

Watch local student athletes compete against area schools in a variety of sports.

86. Rent Your own garden plot to growth your own!

The garden is conveniently located at Pleasant Grove Park and was developed jointly by the Virginia Cooperative Extension, Fluvanna Master Gardeners and FCPR. The garden promotes productive gardening practices and conserving resources to enhance the surrounding environment. It is also provides gardening opportunities for the physical and social benefit of the people and neighborhoods of Fluvanna County.

85. Experience a re-awakening at the Rev. John Jasper historical marker.

John Jasper, one of Fluvanna's most famous African American residents, was born into slavery in 1812 and spent his childhood in the county. After spending time in Louisiana and Richmond, VA, he had a religious awakening in 1839 whilst in the Virginian capital. Self-taught, he became a prominent Baptist minister and travelled the entire state preaching while still enslaved. Freed at the end of the Civil War, he founded the Sixth Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Richmond, which quickly became one of the largest black congregations in the city. He died in Richmond in 1901. 

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