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This text describes the legacy of Hugh Carr, a former slave who bought land near the village of Hydraulic Mills and built a successful family farm. Carr's children valued education and his daughter Mary became a teacher and principal, while his son-in-law Conly Greer became Albemarle County's first African-American Extension Agent. The Hydraulic Mills village was a thriving center for milling and commerce in the 19th century, but was ransacked by Union soldiers during the Civil War. After the war, many former slaves purchased land in the area and developed a growing African American community of farmers and tradespeople. Schools and churches were central to the community's development, and many families lived in the surrounding neighborhoods. The village was later flooded by the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir.
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