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Visitors to and more recent residents of Rappahannock County have, for the most part, a superficial view of this place. They see its beauty and serenity, but few ever think about why.
Why Rappahannock is so unusually pristine . . . why it has no fast food restaurants ... no developments ... no stoplights. How it has remained as beautiful as it has ever been despite unrestrained growth and intrusions in virtually all of our neighboring counties.
The answer is fairly simple. It is because of the foresight and courage of a few individuals who, without any self-serving agenda, determined years ago that preservation of quality of life should drive the future of this County . . . and in their view, thankfully, quality of life equated not to the ability to get quickly to a Food Lion, but to remain always within shelter of a view that nurtures the soul.
They too convinced their fellow citizens of the value of this stance and, though they undoubtedly met with opposition, were able to gain the votes necessary to enact a comprehensive plan and ordinances that have protected the County and preserve it now and for future generations.
Notable among these individuals is Charles K. “Pete” Estes, a lifelong resident of Rappahannock County, and the current Chairman of its Board of Supervisors. Pete has done more for this County than hundreds of well-intentioned citizens could now do, and he has done so quietly, with consideration, and with unreserved love for his County, his family, and for his fellow citizens.
Generations of his antecedents lived and survived and thrived here, and his care for his home County must have been passed on from them. Pete Estes grew up here, raised a family here, was a founding member of the Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department, served as County Sheriff from 1962 to 1972, served on the Board of Zoning Appeals, the Planning Commission, the Water and Sewer Authority, as
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