Palmyra’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Palmyra. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Before being named "Palmyra", the area was owned by the Timberlake family, and Reverend Walker Timberlake started a business there in 1814 called "Palmyra Mills".
The village of Palmyra was founded and became the county seat of Fluvanna County in 1828, and its historic courthouse was built in 1830–1831. By 1835, there were fourteen homes, a church, three factories, and various other businesses, though only two families owned all the land other than the public buildings. In the mid-19th century, it was a stop along the stagecoach route between Richmond and Staunton. The Virginia Air Line Railway, which operated from 1908 to 1975, ran through Palmyra.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Palmyra’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Palmyra’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewPalmyra 1912, c. 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Palmyra
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Palmyra, decade by decade
1990s
3 historic places in Palmyra
3 places in Palmyra are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Palmyra 1912 (c. 1910) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.