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In June of 1802 David T. Cox and his wife, Anne Calvert Cox, purchased a half acre lot for $15 in the Town of Washington. On that site, at Main and Middle Street, Mrs. Cox, in her "Ordinary," served meals and rented bed space to notables and travelers of the time.
Cox's Hotel, as it was then known, became the meeting and greeting place, and provided comfort and sustenance to many. When the new county of Rappahannock was formed in 1833, Mrs. Cox's Hotel expanded its role and
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