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unusual facts about Rappahannock


Kiskiack

They seem then to have merged with other groups, probably the Pamunkey, Chickahominy, or Rappahannock.


7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment

He performed duty with his command, made the fruitless march in spring of 1862 under McClellan towards Manassas, went to the first campaign of the Rappahannock, engaged in small affairs at Thornburg near Fredericksburg.

Fairfax Line

The Northern Neck Grant, commonly referred to as the "Fairfax Grant", has its genesis in 1649 when the exiled King Charles II of Britain rewarded the two Colepeper (Culpeper) brothers and five other loyal friends by issuing a grant for a "porcon of Virginia ... bounded by and within the heads of the Rivers Rappahannock and Patawomecke....".

Henry J. Kaiser-class oiler

Patuxent, Laramie, and Rappahannock differ from the other 15 ships in having double hulls to meet the requirements of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.

John Porter Hatch

Hatch's brigade made a series of daring raids on enemy positions near the Rapidan and Rappahannock rivers.

Remington, Virginia

Later, it was a stop on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad called Rappahannock Station, but the O&A was eventually absorbed into the Norfolk Southern system, and the Remington spur fell into disuse.

Ricky Ian Gordon

In 2011 he wrote the music for Rappahannock County, a staged revue of twenty one songs about the Civil War, commissioned by the Virginia Arts Festival.

Rock Mills

Rock Mills, Virginia, unincorporated community in Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States

Virginia Opera

The company has produced notable world and American premieres of new works, including most recently American composer Ricky Ian Gordon's Rappahannock County, a Civil War song cycle co-commissioned by Virginia Opera, the Virginia Arts Festival, the Modlin Center of the University of Richmond, and the University of Texas at Austin.

Virginia's 5th congressional district

It includes the independent cities of Bedford, Charlottesville (main site of the University of Virginia), Danville, as well as portions of three newly added counties Fauquier, Rappahannock and Madison.


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