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authorized the formation of a new county - Rappahannock, named for that river whose headwaters drained into the region. This act - known as Chapter 73 - gave a nod to the old Rappahannock County dismembered in 1692, but whose lands once included ‘new’ Rappahannock.
One fellow active in the fight for a new county was Philip Thornton, a Culpeper General Assembly delegate. During that same session he took his seat as a Rappahannock delegate along with 14 former Culpeper court justices who were among 25 who swore allegiance to the new jurisdiction.
County seat
One of the first tasks for the 25 newly appointed Gentleman Justices of the new county of Rappahannock was to decide where the county seat would be located. This was a serious proposition for it wasn’t just the placement of buildings. When the courts were in session, these were some of the most important days of the year. People came from miles around to buy and sell, pay debts, settle disputes, peruse the latest peddler’s wares, hear political speeches and vote.
At that time, there were only two towns in the county which had been laid out with named streets: Washington and Woodville. Both of these towns were active having stores and taverns and both had about the same size population.
Having a new county didn’t
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