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e Amherst Milling Company - owned by the Wydner family since 1940, this circa 1813 mill is a step back in time! e miller is a wonder- ful host and his inventory is extensive. Don’t miss the rabbits! Going south on Main Street, turn left at the traffic light; take the right fork on Depot Street. 8am-5pm M-S. e Amherst Museum - is a treasure house of history and local lore. It houses books, genealogy, displays of local art and artifacts. It features a children’s discovery room with interactive displays. Don’t miss the Tyler log schoolhouse. 9am-noon, 1-5pm T-S. e Episcopal rift Shop - OK… we just love our thrift shop. Pro- ceeds from donated goods totaling over $15,000 annually go to assist those in need, civic projects and non-profit organizations. 9am-2pm F-S. Rebec Vineyard - located about four miles north of Amherst on Rt. 29, the vineyard features a tasting room open daily from 10-5pm and plenty of local wines for purchase. Seet Kanev, vintner. e vineyard’s Garlic Festival is held the second weekend in October. ere is a Sorghum Fes- tival held the first weekend of October at the Clifford Ruritan Club and an Apple Festival held at the Amherst High School just south of town, the third weekend. Together they draw thousands of visitors each fall. Sweet Briar College - founded in 1901, architect, Ralph Cram, designed this lovely campus. Its build- ings nestle comfortably on the 3000-acre property. A wide-ranging liberal arts curriculum strong in the sciences, arts and humanities, the college boasts a nationally acclaimed equestrian program. e college is located two miles south of Amherst on Rt. 29. e Traffic Circle - Barely saved from the bulldozer, this old fash- ioned roundabout at the intersection of Rt 60 and Business Rt 29 is a delight for all passersby. Envisioned, funded and installed by e Village Garden Club, the handsome three-tier fountain was dedicated to the Town in 2006. e seasonal flower beds are an ever-changing palette of color. e Chamber of Commerce - Located at the rear entrance of the Amherst Museum, the chamber is a wonderful resource for attractions throughout the area. Stop there for more visitor ideas! 9-2pm T-. 9am-noon Friday. Amherst ArtMeters Project Favorite things to do around Amherst Intro to the Town of Amherst In the spring of 2008 the Town of Amherst faced a quandary: the penny parking meters located on the downtown streets were no longer useable, yet their bases were needed as holders for holiday flags. Envisioned by a group of local citizens, the ArtMeters project offered a solution to this problem. It was suggested that local artists transform the outdated meters into a gallery of sidewalk art. e ArtMeters project was approved by the Amherst Town Council as an exciting and unique way to draw visitors, shoppers and diners to downtown Amherst. Businesses, organizations, non-profits, schools and individuals joined together in a creative community project to preserve an important and diminishing feature of the American small town: its unique personality. e first group of ArtMeters whose theme is What I Love About Amherst was welcomed at an unveiling ceremony on July 8, 2009. Building on this success and reflecting the important centennial celebration of 2010, the theme of the second round of meters is Glimpses of Amherst: the First 100 Years. Unveiled during the centennial street fair held on June 12, 2010, the meters again are a favorite focal point for townspeople and visitors alike. ank you for visiting Amherst and for enjoying our walking tour of 38 very special meters. e community that came to be the Town of Amherst (population of 2,251 per the 2000 census) was known as “e Oaks” when it formed around a stage station on the Charlottesville-Lynchburg route. Upon the dividing of Nelson County from Amherst County in 1807, the village became the seat of Amherst County’s government. At the same time, the community’s name was changed to Amherst in honor of Lord Jeffery Amherst, a British Major-General who had been the hero of the Battle of Ticonderoga during the French and Indian War and who later served as the Governor-In-Chief of the Colony of Virginia. e original Amherst County Courthouse, built in 1809 on two acres of land purchased “from a Mr. Coleman for ten shillings”, was torn down in 1872 to make room for the present courthouse built “from homemade brick of Amherst County clay”. h se wa w p route. Upon th route. Upon th the s w p or ol hey t, ld ty . th rd Ruritan Club and l y d- . he Centennial Art Meters WalkingGuide In the middle part of the decade that began in 1960, Walter Creau, a commercial art- ist from Cleveland, Ohio, was visiting his wife’s uncle James Bigby Davis, the Clerk for the Town of Am- herst. Creau became respon- sible for creating an appropriate design for a seal for the Town of Amherst. Creau’s original idea for a theme was the “sleeping giant” (the Blue Ridge Mountain ridgeline west of Amherst), but this was rejected since it represented an area outside the corporate limits of the Town. According to legend, while a group was in the Clerk’s office in the Town Hall engaged in conver- sation on the topics of the day, and looking east- ward along E. Court Street, it was suggested that the Amherst courthouse be used as a model for the official seal for the Town. During that era, a large letter “A” was attached to a radio antenna tower beside the telephone company building that was adjacent to the courthouse. is internally illumi- nated “A” was used as a visual navigation beacon by aircraft pilots. Approximately six months later Creau returned to the Town and delivered a framed original of a proposed Town seal. His proposal incorporated the courthouse, the “A” and the Town’s date of incorpo- ration. Creau’s proposal was adopted soon there- after and is now considered the official seal of the Town of Amherst. e original and official seal is kept by the Town Clerk on the wall of the Council Chambers in the Town Hall. It is also included in the Town Code Section 1-9. A HISTORY OF THE AMHERST T OWN SEAL ade
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Th e Amherst Milling Company - owned by the Wydner family since 1940, this circa 1813 mill is a step back in time! Th e miller is a wonder-ful host and his inventory is extensive. Don’t miss the rabbits! Going south on Main Street, turn left at the traffi c light; take the right fork on Depot Street. 8am-5pm M-S.
Th e Amherst Museum - is a treasure house of history and local lore. It houses books, genealogy, displays of local art and artifacts. It features a children’s discovery room with interactive displays. Don’t miss the Tyler log schoolhouse. 9am-noon, 1-5pm T-S.
Th e Episcopal Th rift Shop - OK… we just love our thrift shop. Pro-ceeds from donated goods totaling over $15,000 annually go to assist those in need, civic projects and non-profi t organizations. 9am-2pm F-S.
Rebec Vineyard - located about four miles north of Amherst on Rt. 29, the vineyard features a tasting room open daily from 10-5pm and plenty of local wines for purchase. Seet Kanev, vintner. Th e vineyard’s Garlic Festival is held the second weekend in October. Th ere is a Sorghum Fes-tival held the fi rst weekend of October at the Cliff ord Ruritan Club and an Apple Festival held at the Amherst High School just south of town, the third weekend. Together they draw thousands of visitors each fall.
Sweet Briar College - founded in 1901, architect, Ralph Cram, designed this lovely campus. Its build-ings nestle comfortably on the 3000-acre property. A wide-ranging liberal arts curriculum strong in the sciences, arts and humanities, the college boasts a nationally acclaimed equestrian program. Th ecollege is located two miles south of Amherst on Rt. 29.
Th e Traffi c Circle - Barely saved from the bulldozer, this old fash-ioned roundabout at the intersection of Rt 60 and Business Rt 29 is a delight for all passersby. Envisioned, funded and installed by Th e Village Garden Club, the handsome three-tier fountain was dedicated to the Town in 2006. Th e seasonal fl ower beds are an ever-changing palette of color.
Th e Chamber of Commerce - Located at the rear entrance of the Amherst Museum, the chamber is a wonderful resource for attractions throughout the area. Stop there for more visitor ideas! 9-2pm T-Th . 9am-noon Friday.
Amherst ArtMeters ProjectFavorite things to do around Amherst
Intro to theTown of Amherst
In the spring of 2008 the Town of Amherst faced a quandary: the penny parking meters located on the downtown streets were no longer useable, yet their bases were needed as holders for holiday fl ags.
Envisioned by a group of local citizens, the ArtMeters project off ered a solution to this problem. It was suggested that local artists transform the outdated meters into a gallery of sidewalk art. Th e ArtMeters project was approved by the Amherst Town Council as an exciting and unique way to draw visitors, shoppers and diners to downtown Amherst. Businesses, organizations, non-profi ts, schools and individuals joined together in a creative community project to preserve an important and diminishing feature of the American small town: its unique personality.
Th e fi rst group of ArtMeters whose theme is What I Love About Amherst was welcomed at an unveiling ceremony on July 8, 2009. Building on this success and refl ecting the important centennial celebration of 2010, the theme of the second round of meters is Glimpses of Amherst: the First 100 Years. Unveiled during the centennial street fair held on June 12, 2010, the meters again are a favorite focal point for townspeople and visitors alike.
Th ank you for visiting Amherst and for enjoyingour walking tour of 38 very special meters.
Th e community that came to be the Town of Amherst (population of 2,251 per the 2000 census) was known as “Th e Oaks” when it formed around a stage station on the Charlottesville-Lynchburg route. Upon the dividing of Nelson County from Amherst County in 1807, the village became
the seat of Amherst County’s government. At the same time, the community’s name was changed to Amherst in honor of Lord Jeff ery Amherst, a British Major-General
who had been the hero of the Battle of Ticonderoga during the French and Indian War and who later served as the Governor-In-Chief of the Colony of Virginia. Th e original Amherst County Courthouse, built in 1809 on two acres of land purchased “from a Mr. Coleman for ten shillings”, was torn down in 1872 to make room for the
present courthouse built “from homemade brick of Amherst County clay”.
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In the middle part of the decade that began in 1960, Walter Creau, a commercial art-ist from Cleveland, Ohio, was visiting his wife’s uncle James Bigby Davis, the Clerk for the Town of Am-herst. Creau became respon-sible for creating an appropriate design for a seal for the Town of Amherst.
Creau’s original idea for a theme was the “sleeping giant” (the Blue Ridge Mountain ridgeline west of Amherst), but this was rejected since it represented an area outside the corporate limits of the Town.
According to legend, while a group was in the Clerk’s offi ce in the Town Hall engaged in conver-sation on the topics of the day, and looking east-ward along E. Court Street, it was suggested that the Amherst courthouse be used as a model for the offi cial seal for the Town. During that era, a large letter “A” was attached to a radio antenna tower beside the telephone company building that was adjacent to the courthouse. Th is internally illumi-nated “A” was used as a visual navigation beacon by aircraft pilots.
Approximately six months later Creau returned to the Town and delivered a framed original of a proposed Town seal. His proposal incorporated the courthouse, the “A” and the Town’s date of incorpo-ration. Creau’s proposal was adopted soon there-after and is now considered the offi cial seal of the Town of Amherst.
Th e original and offi cial seal is kept by the Town Clerk on the wall of the Council Chambers in the Town Hall. It is also included in the Town Code Section 1-9.
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Sponsor: Sweet Briar College Artist: Brooke Irwin
Sponsor: Clifford Ruritan Club Artist: Patricia Kidd
Sponsor: Boost SalonArtist: Terrie Linton
Sponsor: Friends of AmherstArtist: Jason Parks
Sponsor: Friends of AmherstArtist: J Luis Lozano
Sponsor: First National BankArtist: Pat Echols Saunders
Sponsor: Massage Therapy of AmherstArtist: Chatham Monk
Sponsor: Amherst Glebe Arts ResponseArtist: Jason Parks
Sponsor: Laurel Stone Vet HospitalArtist: William England
Sponsor: VCCAArtist: Suny Monk
Sponsor: Rebec VineyardArtist: J Luis Lozano
Sponsor: Windows & MoreArtist: Terrie Linton
Sponsor: Mary Snow RealtyArtist: Suny Monk
Sponsor: Vintage on MainArtist: Marianne Mathis-Hicks
Sponsor: Virginia MonkArtist: Charlene Ryan
Sponsor: Coleman-Mays BuildingArtist: Terrie Linton
Sponsor: Bank of the JamesArtist: J Luis Lozano
Sponsor: Sunside Farm & VineyardArtist: Terrie Linton
Sponsor: Dr. Sally J. MockArtist: C. Janet Weimer
Sponsor: Amherst Physical TherapyArtist: Terrie Linton
Sponsor: Chamber of CommerceArtist: Patrick Knowles
Sponsor: Joe Malloy & John JaffeArtist: Riverview Artists
Sponsor: ElkwoodArtist: Terrie Linton
Sponsor: Vintage on MainArtist: Charlene Ryan
Sponsor: Rebec VineyardArtist: Molly Brown
Sponsor: Bank of the JamesArtist: Craig Pleasants
Sponsor: Whitehall Framing, LLCArtist: Patrick Knowles
Sponsor: Amherst Physical TherapyArtist: William England
Sponsor: Sweet Briar CollegeArtist: Chatham Monk
Sponsor: Village Garden ClubArtist: Marjorie Steadman
Sponsor: Massie Insurance AgencyArtist: Angela Bennett
Sponsor: Virginia MonkArtist: Marjorie Steadman
Sponsor: Laurel Stone Vet HospitalArtist: Luther Shimp
Sponsors: Del. Ben Cline, Suzanne Bunch, Ron Henderson, Judy McCartney, Steve MartinArtist: Marion Freerks
Sponsor: Jacob & Mary BaileyArtist: William England
Sponsor: First National BankArtist: Pat Echols Saunders
Sponsor: Dr. Sally MockArtist: C. Janet Weimer
Sponsor: Sweet Briar CollegeArtist: William England
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