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Rappahannock Historical Society We aspire to be a trusted steward of local history and a welcoming center for research, learning, and discovery for all Rappahannock County residents.

Copy of a picture of Frytown School owned by Wilson Burke. According to Ned and Elisabeth Johnson's book on the County, ...
10/19/2026

Copy of a picture of Frytown School owned by Wilson Burke. According to Ned and Elisabeth Johnson's book on the County, the school was on RT. 622 across from Anderson's pond. Notes on the history of the school found in the school's file at the Society, state that it was a one-room school built on land owned by Benjamin Hawkins, that the school burned, it's bus driver was Will Griffith, and that Lester and Chester Wayland, and Charles Cannon attended the school. I believe this information may have been given to the Society by Dorothy Settle Whorton.

Photo of "The Oaks" an old Slaughter family property on Tiger Valley RD. The original part was built in 1749 by an Episc...
10/12/2026

Photo of "The Oaks" an old Slaughter family property on Tiger Valley RD. The original part was built in 1749 by an Episcopal Rector, Mr. Strother to serve as the rectory. It had four rooms built of locust logs. According to family lore, Queen Anne gave a dipper to the church to be used by the congregation. This hung on a huge oak tree near the spring by the church. The tree was still standing in the 1970s. The home remained in the Slaughter family for many years, the last of that family to live there being Anne Slaughter Keyser and her husband Aubrey Keyser. It was enlarged in 1824 and again in 1864. During the second renovation, the remains of several coffins were found near the house. They were recovered and left undisturbed.

Hi all, I just wanted to let everyone know that our yearly members meeting is going to be held at the Town Hall in Washi...
10/06/2026

Hi all, I just wanted to let everyone know that our yearly members meeting is going to be held at the Town Hall in Washington on October 25th at 3 pm. Hope to see all of our members there. It is also open to the public.

Picture featured in the October 24, 1968 edition of the Rappahannock News. Steve Hobbs, Steve Bailey, and Stewart Hawkin...
10/05/2026

Picture featured in the October 24, 1968 edition of the Rappahannock News. Steve Hobbs, Steve Bailey, and Stewart Hawkins of the Washington Fire Department had all received certificates after completing fire school at the Amissville Fire Hall. Steve Bailey is the son of Leon and Marilyn Merrill Bailey and Stewart Hawkins was the son of Milton and Dorothy Burke Hawkins.

An item at the Historical Society Museum; arrowheads and axe heads, along with two rattlesnake rattles, found along the ...
09/28/2026

An item at the Historical Society Museum; arrowheads and axe heads, along with two rattlesnake rattles, found along the Hazel River in Jenkins Hollow. Mr. Tom Pillar found them as he dug his garden spot.

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PO Box 261, 328 Gay Street
Washington, VA
22747

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Tuesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm

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