Learn more about the Albemarle County farm at Buck Island with Philip Cobbs
A road sign on Thomas Jefferson Parkway identifies Buck Island Creek in Albemarle County. Ten miles southeast of Charlottesville, where Buck Island Creek joins the Rivanna River, Philip Cobbs' family farm did not have a formal name. It was often called the Garland Farm. When he was born, it was the largest Black-owned farm in Albemarle County, at more than 600 acres.
