Cheap Things To Do in Rapidan, Virginia

Inscription. Crooked Run Baptist Church was organized in 1772 and is named for the stream that flows nearby. James Garnett Sr. one of the early pastors, served the congregation from 1774 until close to his death in 1830. Another member, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. George Washington Carver Regional High School was founded in 1948 to serve the educational needs of black students in Culpeper, Madison, Orange, and Rappahannock counties. Secondary schools for blacks in those counties ... More on HMDB

Inscription. (North Facing Side): Madison County: Area 324 Square Miles, Formed in 1792 from Culpeper, and named for James Madison, "Father of the American Constitution" and President of the United States. Governor Spotswood's exploring ... More on HMDB

Ambrose Madison, grandfather of the president first settled Montpelier in 1723. James Madison spent the first ... More on PlanetWare

Inscription. Lee vs. Grant The 1864 Campaign: After Gettysburg and some minor operations during the summer and fall of 1863, Gen. Robert E. Lee and his Confederate army settled into winter quarters on the hills around the town of ... More on HMDB

Inscription. A valiant soldier, General Zachary Taylor, 1784-1850: Twelfth President, of the United States, Born in Orange County Virginia, Erected by Orange County Post No. 156, The American Legion, 1934, , Erected 1934 by Orange ... More on HMDB

Inscription. With emancipation, African-Americans found themselves in a complex situation. By law, slavery was abolished, promising freedom and citizenship, but few owned land or had resources to support themselves, and prejudice ... More on HMDB

The lake is located a few miles east of Orange, VA. Lake Orange can be reached by taking Route 629 off of either Route 20 or Route 522, depending on where you are traveling from. Directional signs for Lake Orange are posted along ... More on AnglerWeb.com

Inscription. Joe Thoms, Sr. a slave harness-maker, founded Oak Grove Baptist Church during the Civil War at his nearby log cabin, which burned in 1869. The congregation then met here, on land owned... More on HMDB

Sunday Early Worship Service is at 8:30 a.m., Sunday School is at 9:45 ... More on Yahoo! Travel

Inscription. Five miles southwest is Montpelier, the home of James Madison, "Father of the American Constitution" and fourth president of the United States, 1809-1817. Near the house is the tomb of Madison, who died at Montpelier ... More on HMDB