November 6, 2025
A new year means a fresh start to focus on your happiness, health, and wellness for the coming year ahead. Culpeper, Virginia is an under-the-radar...
September 16, 2025
Looking for hearty, home-style meals in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains? Culpeper, Virginia, is a small-town gem where comfort food is always served...
December 4, 2025
When the chill of winter sets in, Culpeper, Virginia becomes a decadent retreat for anyone who loves rich cocoa, whimsical chocolate creations, or spirited chocolate...
November 20, 2025
Culpeper, Virginia has always carried the echoes of revolution. Walk across its fields, stand in its old churches, or listen to the stories passed from...
October 14, 2025
Written by: Maddie Burbridge The newest addition to Culpeper’s culinary scene is a restaurant with a musical twist called Ferlazzo 1938. Serving a varied menu...
November 17, 2025
Venue 📸: The Refinery Once the wedding rings are picked out you are ready to begin your hunt for the perfect place to tie the...
January 26, 2024
When it comes to planning the perfect wedding, finding the right venue can be one of the most challenging parts of the process. Between cost,...
The Surveyor” Mural George Washington’s first job as a surveyor was in Culpeper. He came here in 1749 as a 17 year old and lived…
1934 Andrew Taylor was born on May 15, in Culpeper, Virginia to the late George W. and Ruth Lewis Taylor. Educated in the Culpeper Public…
1892 Born on October 30, 1892, to Sawney Payne (of Louisa County) and Cora Lee Gatewood Lewis Payne (of Culpeper) on Piedmont Street (all white…
Location: 226 East Davis Street, Culpeper, Virginia Per Culpeper county 2021 tax assessor records, the building was built in 1890 and the property contains 0.01…
Benjamin Thomas Pitts was born January 21, 1889 in Fredericksburg, VA to Carolinus Lenus Pitts and Victoria Coghill Pitts. He had several brothers and sisters.…
Story contributed by Karen Quaintance Culpeper, VA, Rotherwood William Franklin Bywaters was murdered by his two brothers-in-law after having “ruined” their sister. Viola Payne Strother…
“Skinny” opened his barber shop establishment in the 1920’s on the ground level of 236 East Davis Street and remained in the same location until…
Photo Credit: Matthew Brady/Library of Congress (Clarissa Harlowe Barton) December 25, 1821 in Oxford, MA – April 12, 1912 in Glen Echo, MD Clara Barton,…
Contributed by: Jim Bish The key to America’s survival lay in 1780 in the hands of a Lt. Col. of the American Army, then under…
Elijah Barber, Jr. born on December 20, 1898, to Elijah Sr. and Lucinda Brown Barber in Orange County, VA, and was raised by his grandparents…
Written By: Theresa Meeker Pickett Discover the East Street Historic District in Culpeper, VA, where nearly two centuries of history, charm, and architectural beauty come…
Most widely known for his innovation and contributions distilling bourbon in Kentucky, Elijah Craig was also involved in the fight for religious freedom in America…
The Native American Gallery highlights the Manahoac Confederation. Archaeologists, farmers, and metal detectors have found evidence of Native Americans in the Culpeper region, and there…
Written by: Theresa Meeker Pickett In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the area in Culpeper, Virginia, known as Fishtown, emerged as a bustling…
Mr. Jennings was the proprietor of Jennings Lunch and Pool Room which also operated as a successful lunchroom, pool hall, and dance hall until his…
1915 Born on February 21, 1915, to Town of Culpeper natives Newton Gordon Payne and Eliza Ward Jackson Payne in the Sugar Bottom neighborhood where…
Culpeper is a unique community that preserves a large collection of historic buildings and landmarks from each era in its history. These tour sites give…
Written By: Theresa Meeker Pickett Jameson's Hill, located in Culpeper, Virginia, holds historical significance due to its association with Colonel John Jameson, a key figure…
Location: 110 South Commerce Street, Culpeper, VA Mr. Jennings was the proprietor of Jennings Lunch and Pool Room which also operated as a successful lunchroom,…
1919 John Alfred Holmes, Sr. was born to John T. Holmes and Willie Gertrude Fields Holmes. He was the grandson of Charles H. Fields, the…
