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Scrabble School
Restoration of the historic Scrabble School began this year with hopes that it will be complete by spring 2009.
The restored school will serve as the county’s senior center - offering meals, educational services and social events for area seniors - as well as serving as an African American heritage site.
The Scrabble School was a segregated school for African American children that operated from the 1920s to the late 1960s.
Tourism
In 2008, the county hired a tourist consultant to highlight what the county has to offer visitors as Shenandoah National Park - the tourist draw that had been pulling visitors through Rappahannock County - has seen its numbers drop significantly
74.2%