Cheap Things To Do in Tappahannock, Virginia

The Assateague lighthouse, built in 1867, stands 142 feet high. The brick tower has two 1000-watt lamps th... More on Piping-plover.org

The beaches are very clean and the kids enjoyed playing in the sand and swimming in the water. More on igougo

Essex County Historical Society in Tappahannock, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

The Essex County Museum, a non-profit organization, begun in late 1995 and lets visitors take a peek into the history of the area of Essex County and Tappahannock. From John Smith landing in 1608 to Civil War battles in the 1860's ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

Inscription. West of here, on the ridge between the Mattaponi and Rappahannock Rivers, the Rappahannock Indians built a fort to defend themselves from hostile settlers and other Indians during Bacons Rebellion in 1676. An order of ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Just east of here was the seat of the Waring family, members of which served the colony and our fledgling nation in elected and appointed offices and as officers in the county militia and the Continental Line. Thomas ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Here was born Thomas Ritchie, November 5, 1778. In 1804, he established the Richmond Enquirer, which ran until 1877, the most noted of Virginia newspapers. Ritchie was a political leader in Virginia and an editor of national ... More on HMDB

Inscription. William "Bill" Moore was born in Georgia in 1893. Nearby stood his home and barbershop. Paramount recorded Moore in Chicago in 1928 and released eight songs, some of the earliest by an African American folk performer ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Near here stood the plantation and Thoroughbred stables of Col. John Hoskins (1751-1813), one of the foremost breeders in the country. In 1800 Col. Robert Sanders, of Scott Co. Ky. bought one of Hoskins's horses, Melzar, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Erected, To soldiers of Essex and those who fought with them. They fought for the principles of state sovereignty, And in defense of their homes. To maintain these rights the gallant sons of this, Gallant county marched ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The town was founded in 1680 under the name of Hobbs His Hole. In 1682, a port was established here and called New Plymouth. In 1808, the name was changed to Tappahannock. The British Admiral Cockburn shelled the town, ... More on HMDB