Former Townsite of Light
Established in 1899, with the granting of a post office, on land owned by D. C. McGregor. The school on "Jumbo" Ranch (in area settled in 1890s) was relocated here and Light began to grow. In 1905 a new, two-room school building was constructed. A decline set in, however, when the town of Fluvanna was surveyed in 1907 at terminus of the Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific Railroad. Soon citizens moved their buildings and belongings a mile west to be on the rails. Although town of Light has vanished, area still supplies water to Fluvanna. (1972)
32.8847° N, 101.1323° W
Where to Find It
From Fluvanna, take 11th Street east about 1 mile to marker.
Nearby Markers
- 0.3 mi N Fluvanna Mercantile Company Fluvanna
- 0.3 mi N Fluvanna Fluvanna
- 0.6 mi W Site of First Presbyterian Church of Fluvanna Fluvanna
- 6.9 mi E Dermott Snyder
- 8.7 mi E Home County of Famous Frontiersman J. Wright Mooar Snyder
- 11.7 mi N The Brazos River in Justiceburg Justiceburg