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 along the James River. where her family friend and owner, Dr. Cary Charles Cocke, had a special bed built to accommodate her needs because of
rheumatoid arthritis. She was usually accompanied by her son Rob and daughters Agnes and Mildred. Despite the risk of prosecution, Mary Anna Custis Lee and Dr. Cocke taught slaves to read, which was illegal at that time in the
Confederate States of America, as they were opposed to slavery. The
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's Strathmore Yard, located nearby to the west, was once a junction to the
Virginia Air Line Railway, but was later abandoned. The railway along the James River is now owned by
CSX Transportation and is connected by the
Buckingham Branch Railroad to
Dillwyn, Virginia, which provides the coal to feed the power station. Bremo Power Station was operated most recently by
Dominion Energy. An 80-megawatt generator entered service in 1950, followed by a 170-megawatt unit in 1958. After the original 30-megawatt system was shut down in 1972, total capacity has remained over 240 megawatts, delivered over a area. The power station is scheduled to be completely demolished by the end of 2022. ==Landmarks==