The naming dispute: 'Crozet or nothing'

In June 1876, Williams C. Wickham, vice-president of the C&O Railway, met with assembled local farmers about the new station's name.

The farmers preferred "Farmers." Wickham did not. The new depot's name, he told them, "will be Crozet or nothing."

General Order No. 4, issued April 15, 1877, formally established the "CROZET" station at Mile Post 110 on the C&O line. The first depot was built that year. Whether the farmers eventually came to like the name is not recorded.

The 1913 brick depot replacement still stands at 5791 Three Notched Road and now houses the Crozet Artisan Depot, a collective of 80+ regional artists.