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A new exhibit in the Museum of Culpeper History examines the course of the independence movement in Culpeper County prior to the Revolutionary War. American resistance to British rule stiffened when Parliament enacted a series of taxes on the American colonies to help cover the expenses of the Seven Years War with France. Colonists objected... Read more »
Photo caption: A reproduction of the lock and key for the cell in which Baptist missionaries were imprisoned in Culpeper just before the Revolutionary War. The quest for religious freedom in America and guaranteeing the right to worship in the in the way of one’s choosing was a revolutionary idea – an idea in which... Read more »
Join us at our visitor center and enjoy some of our new exhibits!
Few people know the details of the Battle of Culpeper Court House, fought in and around the town of Culpeper on September 13, 1863. Although the battle would start on the Brandy Station battlefield, it would soon reach the streets of downtown. Learn how violent conflict came to Culpeper's very doorstep during the Civil War... Read more »
On Saturday, June 8, 2024, Culpeper Battlefield Tours, LLC, the Virginia Horse Industry Board, the Virginia Horse Council, and other partners will commemorate the 161st Anniversary of the Battle of Brandy Station with a FREE Self-Guided Trail Ride from 9 AM - 3 PM. Equestrians can bring their own horses to enjoy miles of trails... Read more »
On June 8th, 793, Northmen raided the English monastery at Lindisfarne, starting the age of the Viking! On June 8th, 2024, Mountain Run Winery and Ravenwood Foundation presents Ravenwood Medieval Faire will commemorate this date by bringing the Age of the Viking back to life with a mead festival & Viking-themed Medieval Faire. There will... Read more »
Before George Washington became America's first great general and president he was a surveyor in Culpeper County. Washington became Culpeper County's first surveyor at 17 years of age in 1749. Learn about how someone so young was able to become a county surveyor and about his first public position in Culpeper County. Learn about the... Read more »
Come join us at Mountain Run Winery to see some of these wonderful players on June 23rd as the Fredericksburg Theatre Ensemble Presents Shakespeare's As You Like It. The FTE will be presenting the classic tale of Rosalind and her love Orlando - but with a twist! This show is a refreshingly modern adaptation of... Read more »
Come join us at Mountain Run Winery to see some of these wonderful players on June 23rd as the Fredericksburg Theatre Ensemble Presents Shakespeare's As You Like It. The FTE will be presenting the classic tale of Rosalind and her love Orlando - but with a twist! This show is a refreshingly modern adaptation of... Read more »
