Cohasset Village is abandoned and littered with still standing buildings from a bygone era. It is located in my county of Fluvanna in central Virginia on Route 6 near the town of Fork Union.
In the early 1900’s the Virginia Air Line Railway ran tracks from the James River to the outskirts of Washington DC to bring products up north from the river barges and also took some passengers to all the small communities along the way.
One stop was in Fork Union where a depot was built primarily for students attending the Fork Union Military Academy which still exists.
After the depot was built, a small community of Cohasset sprung up around the depot. The abandoned gas station, general store, post office and other buildingsare still there.
The old depot still has a dilapidated caboose standing outside.
Mrs. Lettie Dickey, who with her husband sold the land for the station to the railroad, had named the community Cohasset for her hometown in Massachusetts.
There are also a few grave markers I found in the brush.
The railroad ceased operations in 1975 after demand for train hauling was replaced by trucks and cars.
Some of the train rail property was sold to lumber companies and other parts have been converted into hiking trailswhich I have ventured on a number of occasions.
Great post, George! I love visiting places like this.
How interesting! Wonder photos, too!