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By BOB SCOTT
Rappahannock News Contributing Writer
Anyone who loves to live in Rappahannock County will want to hear the wonderful story of Mordecai Hawkins and his seven sturdy sons.
You will marvel at the miracle that brought all seven safely home from the savage years of the Civil War. It is a truly inspiring story of uncommon human courage to face great challenges and the spirit and strength of character required to overcome great obstacles. It is also a timely story for today that reveals true family values and what difference a few good men can made when they dedicate their brains and brawn to accomplish important work in a community.
Scott McBride is a relative newcomer to the area, but he is no stranger to Rappahannock history. Three years ago he left the “Big Apple” to live where the apples are actually grown and work at carpentry, but when he bought his home in Sperryville he was also motivated to become a writer of history. This change was due to the fact that in the 1940s a man called Charlie Hawkins had remodeled the house that McBride bought.
That was the spark that ignited an ever-expanding research study, the collection of scores of old photographs and taped interviews with
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