Month: August 2020

By Phil Varner  The Belmont neighborhood derives its name from the Belle Mont Estate, a 500+ acre plantation on which much of the neighborhood was built.  The Belmont Mansion plantation house, now converted to apartments, was likely built around 1820 for John Winn, the postmaster of Charlottesville for many years. Immediately prior to residential development, … Continue reading 4. Belmont: Graves Addition

Starting this Thursday, August 13, 2020, we'll be hosting a series of regular hour-long virtual logging workshops via Zoom. Each week, the new link will be posted on the right side of the MappingCville.com homepage, above the video tutorial link, as pictured here. At the top of each hour, these sessions will provide a short … Continue reading NEW: Virtual Logging Workshops