Schuyler ( ) is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in Nelson County,

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

, United States, close to Scottsville. The population as of the 2010 Census was 298.Virginia Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data).
Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-06-08. In 1882, the community—originally "Walker's Mill"—was named for Schuyler George Walker, local mill operator, and the area's first postmaster. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the community became a small industrial center with the establishment of a stone cutting plant for the area quarries of the Alberene Stone Company, which took the native and acid-resistant soapstone and milled the rock into flat table tops for labs and hospitals. The

Great Depression The Great Depression (19291939) was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States. The economic contagio ...

essentially destroyed this industry and the area never fully recovered. Schuyler was the birthplace and home of writer Earl Hamner Jr. He is best known for the CBS television series '' The Waltons'', which was based on his experiences of growing up the eldest child of a large rural family in

Depression-era The Great Depression (19291939) was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States. The Financial contagion, ...

America. Earl and his mother and siblings attended Schuyler Baptist Church near their homestead. In 2014 a special service was held there to honor Hamner on his last visit to the area; Hamner died two years later. Country singer

Jimmy Fortune Jimmy Fortune (born March 11, 1955) is an American country music singer from Nelson County, Virginia. Fortune sang tenor for The Statler Brothers for 21 years, and wrote the song "Elizabeth" for the group. After The Statler Brothers retired, he c ...

participated in the event. The region suffered greatly from the remnants of Hurricane Camille, which dumped to feet of rain in the area in August 1969. The

Schuyler Historic District The Schuyler Historic District is a national historic district located in Schuyler, Virginia. It comprises and includes 138 primary resources dating from its settlement period of the 1840s through the mid-20th century. A primary component are ...

was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 2007.

References

External links

Walton's Mountain MuseumThe Walton Hamner House

The Quarry Gardens at Schuyler
Census-designated places in Nelson County, Virginia {{NelsonCountyVA-geo-stub