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The first edition of the newspaper was published by Angus McDonald Green, on April 15, 1881 as the Culpeper Exponent. In 1953, the Exponent merged with its archrival, The Virginia Star (founded in 1919), to create the Star-Exponent. Angus’ brother Raleigh Travers Green edited the paper from 1897 until he died in 1946.
Phoenix Bridge is a historic metal trapezoidal Whipple truss railroad bridge spanning Craig Creek near Eagle Rock, Botetourt County, Virginia. It was built in 1887 by the Phoenix Bridge Company of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. It consists of rolled wrought iron "Phoenix post" compression members and round and rectangular tension rods with pinned ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, and may be seen in an online map.
Roaring Run Furnace is a historic fiery furnace located in Jefferson National Forest near Eagle Rock, Botetourt County, Virginia. It was built about 1832, and reflects the national and statewide economics of the iron industry during the 19th century. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]
Madison Eagle: Madison: 1910 Weekly Martinsville Bulletin: Martinsville: 1889 Daily Lee Enterprises: Mount Vernon Voice: Alexandria: 2002 Weekly New Journal and Guide: Norfolk: 1900 Weekly News & Advance [5] Lynchburg: 1986 Daily Lee Enterprises: News-Gazette [5] Lexington 1801 [9] Weekly The News-Gazette Corp. Began as the Rockbridge ...
After establishing Culpeper County, Virginia in 1748, the Virginia House of Burgesses voted to establish the Town of Fairfax on February 22, 1759. The name honored Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1693–1781) [7] who was proprietor of the Northern Neck peninsula, a vast domain north of the Rappahannock River; his territory was then defined as stretching from Chesapeake Bay to what ...
The paper was previously published as The Danville Register and The Bee. [2] The two were merged on July 1, 1989. [3] The Register was founded as The Daily Register, in February 1882. [4]
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Virginia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, other historic registers, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.