Cuckoo is a small, unincorporated village in the U.S. state of Virginia. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state It is located in Louisa County about 8 miles southeast of Louisa, roughly between Charlottesville and Richmond. Louisa County is a county located in the US state &mdash officially " Commonwealth " &mdash of Virginia. Louisa is a town in Louisa County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1401 at the 2000 census Charlottesville is an Independent city located within the confines of Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Cuckoo Tavern stood nearby, which is 1781 was the beginning of Jack Jouett's ride to warn the Colonists of the arrival of Banastre Tarleton's British cavalry (similar to Paul Revere's Ride). John "Jack" Jouett Jr ( December 7, 1754 &ndash March 1, 1822) a politician and a hero of the American Revolution, known General Sir Banastre Tarleton 1st Baronet, GCB ( 21 August 1754 &ndash 16 January 1833) was a British There was also a large house named Cuckoo built in 1819 for Henry Pendleton. A historical marker is at the spot. A historical marker or historic marker is an indicator such as a plaque or Sign to commemorate an event or person of Historic interest
The tavern was named for the cuckoo clock on the wall, supposedly one of the first in Virginia. A cuckoo clock is a Clock, typically pendulum driven, that strikes the hours using small bellows and pipes that imitate the call of the Common
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- Cuckoo, Virginia is at coordinates Coordinates:
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