• 18 Weird and Wacky Facts About Culpeper, VA

    Contributed by: Karen Quaintance

  • About the Culpeper VA 250

    Chartered in 1749 and created from Orange County, Culpeper County was named for Lord Thomas Culpeper, Royal Governor of Virginia, 1680-1683. In July 1749, George Washington, then 17, was commissioned to be the surveyor of the new county of Culpeper. The original territory included what is now Culpeper, Madison (divided off in 1792) and Rappahannock…

  • African American History Downtown Walking Tour

    The current stops along the trail take travelers to visit key buildings throughout the Town of Culpeper telling the stories of what was once there, including Dr. Elijah Barber’s Medical Office, which in 1931 was home to the first and at that time only African American doctor in greater Culpeper area. Buildings on the trail…