UVA Library's Special Collections houses two primary collections of primary sources and archival material about the Carr Greer family, River View Farm, and Ivy Creek. Some materials from these collections have been digitized and are available below.
This collection consists of the history of Hugh Carr, an African American born in enslavement in 1843 and his family who lived on a tract of land (Riverview Farm) that Carr and his wife Texie Mae Hawkins bought in 1870 after emancipation. He became one of the largest African American landowners in Albemarle County, where he raised several generations of his family in the Union Ridge Hydraulic Mills community, until his death in 1914.
The papers contain correspondence, legal documents (copies), clippings, articles, research material, maps, and photographs concerning the Ivy Creek Natural Area and its history as the Riverview Farm owned by the Carr family (African Americans in late nineteenth century), including the original purchase by the Nature Conservancy, the formation of the Ivy Creek Foundation, and its administration of the property.
Data collected during Fall 2022 by UVA students of course ARH 5600: 3D Cultural Heritage Informatics. Contact Will Rourk at will@virginia.edu for more information.
Data collected during Fall 2022 by UVA students of course ARH 5600: 3D Cultural Heritage Informatics. Contact Will Rourk at will@virginia.edu for more information.