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History of Madison, (Madison County) VirginiaOur database does not include an historic photo for Madison, (Madison County) Virginia, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Local History Notes:The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: MADISON, a county in the N. E. central part of Virginia, has an area of 280 square miles. The Rapidan river forms its boundary on the S., S. E., and S. W.; it is also drained by Robertson's and Hazel rivers, which rise within its limits. The Blue Ridge forms the N. W. boundary of the county; the surface is diversified by other elevations, and is noted for the sublimity of its scenery. The soil of the valleys is fertile. The county is timbered with the oak, hickory, cherry, and other trees. Indian corn, wheat, oats, hay, butter, and live stock are the staples, In 1850 this county produced 343,443 bushels of corn; 136,684 of wheat; 21,890 of oats; 1667 tons of hay, and 81,184 pounds of butter. There were 27 flour, grist, and saw mills, 7 tanneries, and 1 woollen factory. It contained 15 churches, and 386 pupils attending academies and other schools. Extensive beds of copper ore are found in the Blue Ridge, but are not worked at present. The county is traversed by the Blue Ridge turnpike. Organized in 1792. Capital, Madisontown. Population, 9331; of whom 4607 were free, and 4724, slaves. Biographies:A Short Biography of Sallie A. (Brock) Putnam Sallie A. (Brock) Putnam, author, was born in Madison Court House, Va., in 1845. She was educated by private tutors, and early showed a talent for literature, writing at first under the pen name of Virginia Madison. She was the author of Richmond During the War (1867), and Kenneth, My King (1872); and she edited The Southern Amaranth, a collections of poems written in the seceding States at the time of the civil war. She married the Rev. Richard Putnam, of New York, in 1883. |
Virginia Facts: Madison is situated 184 meters above sea level. |