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The man who surveyed
the area, named the town after his home county in Virginia.
It was touted
as a metropolis-in-the-making, by promoters who knew that the Roscoe, Snyder and
Pacific Railroad had plans - big plans - for the town.
Things don't always
turn out as planned. Road building cancelled out the railroad's importance. Then
the railroad closed their presence in Fluvanna in 1941, even removing the rails
in '42 |
Fluvanna was also
home to the Fluvanna Mercantile Company. This store joins the ranks of
a handfull of other famous Texas general merchandise stores around the state which
are a type of functioning museum. Started in 1915, by two partners named Stavely
and Jones, the store operated for profit, but also with a strong sense of community.
It bartered it's goods for eggs and cream during the depression and continued
operations even after the railroad pulled out.
The 1980 census showed
Fluvanna with 180 people as did the 1990 census. |
Fluvanna,
Texas Forum Subject:
Tornado in Fluvanna
My mother, Alice Haynes Cain, grew up in Fluvanna.
My grandfather, H. H. Haynes was Station Master for the RS&P. My mother told us
the story of a cyclone/tornado that hit their house in Fluvanna when she was a
young girl. I would like to find out the exact date of this cyclone. It must have
occurred between 1910 and 1920, probably around 1915. Thank you. - Mary, Camary46@cs.com,
El Paso, July 12, 2005 | |
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