Tag: Bremo Bluff
Bremo Bluff is an unincorporated community located on the northern bank of the James River in Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States. The locale was established by the Cocke family in 1636. During the American Civil War, the family of General Robert E. Lee sought refuge in the community. It is presently home to Bremo Power Station, which generates 3 percent of the total electricity delivered by utility company Dominion Resources.
The history of Bremo Bluff can be traced back to the prominent Cocke family of the Tidewater region of Virginia. Richard Cocke, an English immigrant, was granted a land patent on March 6, 1636, that covered 3,000 acres (12 km) along the James River. The Cocke family settlement was named “Bremo” after their ancestral home of Braemore in the United Kingdom.
To retain their claim as descendants, the brothers Benjamin and Richard Cocke cleared and developed the area of Bremo Bluff around 1725. In 1808, John Hartwell Cocke II began building a plantation estate…
