Interested in Albemarle/Charlottesville History? This is the story of John Armstrong Chaloner and how he became known as the “Madman” of Merrie Mills. Was he? You can be the judge.

Story courtesy of the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society

Written & Narrated by Miranda Burnett from the Jefferson Madison Regional Library

Want to learn more? Find the book, Archie & Amelie love and madness in the Gilded Age by Donna Lucey