About the Village
The Historic Village was ten years in the making and finally opened on September 20, 2007. It is located on 40 acres and owned by Historic Buckingham, Inc. The historic significance of the property is that Rose Cottage was a stagecoach stop and it's the spot where General Robert E. Lee camped on his way back to Richmond two days after the surrender at Appomattox.
At the present time, the Village consists of the following structures: tobacco barn, slate company office, general store, corn crib, smoke house, one room school, post office, slate roofed privy, a colonial garden, and a pen for small animals. There is a beautiful nature trail, roughly ½ mile long, with questions and answers all along the way. All the buildings were physically moved onto the land to create a Village. There is also a family cemetery of the Word/Shepherd family located on the property that HBI is caretaker for.
Volunteers, many who dress in period attire and act as guides, staff the Village. Plans to have one or more events each month will lend excitement to this beautiful village. Soap making, candle making, quilting, children's games of long ago, outdoor food preparation, apple butter making, gardening, nature walks, and many more events are some of the fun and educational weekends planned.
The Historic Village does not represent one particular period of history, but instead represents the history of Buckingham County over several centuries.
