Hardware Hills Vineyard
October 25, 2025. The old river town of Scottsville is found at the bottom of a long downhill run where State routes 20 and 6 cross at the southern end of Albermarle County. Before you come to the small town on the river plain, the shoulders on both sides of the road rise sharply to houses and businesses striving to keep level as the ground drops away. In the 19th Century, Scottsville was the center of the farming community that stretched all the way into the Shenandoah Valley. From here farmers loaded their produce on barges to ferry down the James River to Richmond and even into the Atlantic. Plans were made to link to the Ohio River from a starting point at Scottsville, but the Civil War and the efficiency of the railroads put an end to that scheme. Today, Scottsville features casual dining, canal history and river adventures. Most of the dining is along Valley Street, where you can get a good sandwich at the Tavern on the James, or a c...
