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 Battle of Brandy Station on June 9, 1863 was the largest cavalry engagement in American history and had a profound impact on the Gettysburg…
The Battle of Cedar Mountain was the first serious clash between the Army of Northern Virginia and Maj. Gen. John Pope's new Army of Virginia. The close-run…
Fact #1: Despite failing to meet their main objective, the Battle of Kelly's Ford greatly improved the morale of the Federal cavalry. Before the Battle…
Confederate Lieutenant General Ambrose Powell Hill (1825-1865), son of a prominent Culpeper planter and merchant, lived in the original portion of this house from age…
Maj. Gen. John Pope was appointed to command the newly-formed Army of Virginia on June 26th. His orders were to defend Washington DC and the…
Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer - Photo Credit: Library of Congress (1839 -1876) Born in 1839 in Ohio, Custer graduated from the U.S. Military Academy…
This charming little building is one of Culpeper’s oldest homes. It is a log house covered outside by clapboard. The interior is original with the…
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,…
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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…
General A.P. HillPhoto Credit: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Born in 1825, A.P. Hill was born in Virginia and raised…
Photo of Greenwood 1925 This house is a fine example of a small yet spacious plantation house that would have satisfied wealthy, influential 19th Century…
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…
(1807–1870) Robert E. Lee - Civil war photographs, 1861 - 1865 (Library of Congress) Lee was born in Stratford Hall, Virginia, in 1807, and spent…
Historian Bud Hall holds up an enlarged print of Alfred Waud's sketch of the 6th Pennsylvania's charge in front of the field where it took…
Written By: Theresa Meeker Pickett The Wharf, located to the northeastern corner of downtown Culpeper, Virginia at the intersection of the lower end of East…
Witness trees are those flora that have withstood the test of time — persisting amidst moments that forever changed the trajectory of a nation and…
The campaigning season of 1863 opened with the Army of the Potomac and the Army of Northern Virginia battling for position along Virginia’s swift-running Rappahannock…
Fought in the second week of June 1863, the Battle of Brandy Station was the largest cavalry battle ever fought in North America. Buoyed by…
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