Point of Fork, Virginia, is a place in Fluvanna County where a river separates or where two rivers come together, depending on your point of view. It’s the site of a noted Revolutionary War skirmish. And it’s also the setting for a present-day battle of wills.
Point of Fork, Virginia, is a place in Fluvanna County where a river separates or where two rivers come together, depending on your point of view. It’s the site of a noted Revolutionary War skirmish. And it’s also the setting for a present-day battle of wills.
News Release National Trust for Historic Preservation As a final step in a massive four-year preservation and legal battle to protect Native American sacred
Development of a water intake and pump station in Fluvanna County will likely be moved away from the historic capital of the Monacan Indian Nation, after research has revealed little
ALLISON WRABEL
The (Charlottesville) Daily Progress
The James River Water Authority this week will start the process of evaluating an alternative site for a water intake station that had been planned for Point of Fork, the location of Rassawek, the historic capitol of the Monacan Nation.
An archaeological resources survey will soon begin at the site in Fluvanna County.
The James River Water Authority will be sending letters over the next week to property owners near the James River to seek permission to dig on their land as part of the survey.
Last fall, authority board members voted to allow a consultant to move forward with the archaeological survey of a potential alternative site for the controversial project.