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By Nancy Osti.yato
Special to the Rappahannock Yews
A piece of the county’s past returns with the reprinting of “My Rappahannock Story Book” by Mary Elizabeth Hite.
The book, which was originally published in 1950 and tells the story of the people who found the Virginia mountains a good place to live, has been reprinted by the Old Sperryville Bookshop and is once again available to the public.
Mary Elizabeth Hite, known as “Dolly” to her family and friends, wrote the book about the people and place that she loved. Dolly was bom at “Mont Medd” in Rappahannock’s Francis Thornton Valley and her childhood was spent there, riding and romping with her five brothers. There she developed a love for the place that influenced her whole life.
The first part of the book contains photographs of old homes, whose architecture is as varied as those who lived within them. With each photo is the story of the home. The second part of the book tells of old churches and their ministers while the third part is made up of miscellaneous stories connected with Rappahannock County.
In the book, the author’s narrative is gathered from oral histories including stories of how Francis Thornton, coming from old Rappahannock, built for his sons “Montpelier” and charming “Thornton Hill.” She tells how Henry Miller, the Prussian officer who was persecuted in his homeland, found here his
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