Tappahannock in Essex County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Hutchinson Tract
Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 16, 2016
1. Hutchinson Tract Marker
Inscription.
Hutchinson Tract. Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge. The Hutchinson Tract of the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge consists of 727 acres of restored grasslands and mixed hardwood forests which complement the forests that buffer Mount Landing Creek. The attentive visitor may enjoy seeing or hearing blue grosbeaks, eastern meadowlarks, and bobwhite quail throughout the grasslands, and tanagers, orioles, and warblers in the forests. An accessible pier and canoe/kayak launch provide access to this pristine creek where you may see bald eagles, belted kingfishers, and wintering waterfowl. Other wildlife you may see includes box turtles, red and gray foxes, cottontail rabbits, and raccoons.
For more information about the Refuge, please contact Refuge Headquarters at (804) 333-1470 or visit our website: www.fws.gov/northeast/rappahannock.
The Hutchinson Tract of the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge consists of 727 acres of restored grasslands and mixed hardwood forests which complement the forests that buffer Mount Landing Creek. The attentive visitor may enjoy seeing or hearing blue grosbeaks, eastern meadowlarks, and bobwhite quail throughout the grasslands, and tanagers, orioles, and warblers in the forests. An accessible pier and canoe/kayak launch provide access to this pristine creek where you may see bald eagles, belted kingfishers, and wintering waterfowl. Other wildlife you may see includes box turtles, red and gray foxes, cottontail rabbits, and raccoons.
For more information about the Refuge, please contact Refuge Headquarters at (804) 333-1470 or visit our website: www.fws.gov/northeast/rappahannock.
Erected by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and National Wildlife Refuge System.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Resources.
Location. 37° 56.69′ N, 76° 52.824′ W. Marker is in Tappahannock, Virginia, in Essex County. It is on Tidewater Trail. This is located near the entrance to the Refuge. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19180 Tidewater Trail, Tappahannock VA 22560, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds 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.
This marker is the one in the middle of the three markers.
Photographed by Don Morfe, August 16, 2016
3. Sign at the entrance to Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 519 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on August 24, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
