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By Ivan Ussach
Rappahannock News
Contributing Writer
It’s possible Gene Scheel has walked and seen more of Rappahannock County than anyone in a long, long time. The noted map maker and histonon painstakingly field checks every feature on his beautiful, hand-drawn historical maps. Chances are you’ve seen his distinctively detailed work somewhere: the historical maps of Culpeper and Fauquier counties, the Mosby Heritage Area Map — over 50 in all, mainly of the Virginia Piedmont, Tidewater and Upper Shenandoah Valley. What you haven’t seen is such a map of Rappahannock ... until now!
After years of wishing for such a map, the Rappahannock Historical Society received a grant from the Hampton Foundation, a year ago, and Gene was off and running (okay, walking). And when I caught up with him in November he was still going at it. When does he decide to stop? “When I stall losing material,” he said. An unexpected comment from a man so committed to accuracy and precision. Indeed, Gene says the most difficult part of his work is fitting everything in. His crowded
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