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promptly try to change that nature,” said Dr. Quaintance. He maintained that Rappahannock was basically an agricultural community and should stay that way.
Twenty Neighbors
Dr. Quaintance said that when he settled on his land outside Washington, he had a 300-acre farm adjacent to the east, another large farm to the west and Jenkins Mountain behind him. “I visualized three neighbors. Now, I’m faced with 20...Whether I like it or not, my home is being converted to a development." He added that the continuing subdivision of Rappahannock land removes the incentive for anyone to try to maintain this community.
The county already has villages and clusters of development capable of absorbing growth, he continued. If the traditional character of the county is to be preserved, then the way to do it is not to turn Rap
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