Old Rappahannock Courthouse

Photographed by Laura Troy, October 13, 2007

1. Old Rappahannock Courthouse Marker

Inscription. About half a mile northeast stood the old courthouse and clerk’s office of Rappahannock County, 1665–1693. To this courthouse Thomas Goodrich and Benjamin Goodrich, ordered to appear with halters around their necks, came to express their penitence for taking part in Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676.

Erected 1928 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number N-18.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1693.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 37° 58.932′ N, 76° 57.575′ W. Marker was in Caret, Virginia, in Essex County. It was on Tidewater Trail (U.S. 17) north of Old Courthouse Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Caret VA 22436, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Gouldborough Plantation (approx. 2 miles away);

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Rappahannock Indian Migration (approx. 3½ miles away); Bountiful Marshes (approx. 4.4 miles away); Rivers of Grass (approx. 4.9 miles away); National Wildlife System (approx. 5 miles away); Pollinators (approx. 5 miles away); Hutchinson Tract (approx. 5 miles away); Toppahanock Indian Village (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Caret.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Fonthill (was approx. 2.8 miles away but has been permanently removed).

More about this marker. This marker is no longer listed in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources listings. It is not known when it was damaged/stolen/removed.

Additional commentary.
1. Sign no longer present
My wife and I bought the property last year and were surprised to learn that the marker would have been on our land. Sadly, it's not here any longer, but we would gladly host it again.

— Submitted July 10, 2016, by Tony Dunsworth of Tappahannock,
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Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,076 times since then and 41 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 21, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.