On James Madison Highway (U.S. 15/29) just south of Rappahannock River, on the right when traveling north.
Fauquier County. Area 686 Square Miles. Formed in 1759 from Prince William, and named for Francis Fauquier, Governor of Virginia, 1758-1768. Chief Justice John Marshall was born in this County.
Culpeper County. Area . . . — — Map (db m2209) HM
On Sumerduck Road (County Route 651), on the right when traveling north.
So named for a grove of some of the largest chestnut trees in America, formerly located in these fields and around the house. They were killed by the blight of 1910 - 1930. This land was originally patented with adjoining lands, by one Allen in the . . . — — Map (db m12901) HM
On Kelly's Ford Road (Virginia Route 674) at Kelly's Ford Road (Virginia Route 620), on the right when traveling south on Kelly's Ford Road.
Pickets of the opposing armies frequently exchanged gunfire over the Rappahannock River and occasionally swapped Yankee coffee for Rebel tobacco. On St. Patrick’s Day, 1863, they did both here at Kelly’s Ford, about 100 yards downstream from the . . . — — Map (db m108466) HM
On Remington Road (Business U.S. 15/29) south of Summerduck Road (County Route 651). Reported damaged.
The hamlet of Mill View, present-day Remington, became known as Rappahannock Station to the Civil War armies which campaigned in this area. Here the vital Orange & Alexandria railroad (to your left) crossed the Rappahannock River just behind the . . . — — Map (db m2525) HM
On Kelly's Ford Road (Virginia Route 674) at Kelly's Ford Road (Virginia Route 620), on the right when traveling south on Kelly's Ford Road.
Civil War cavalry battles could be huge, shifting, sprawling engagements, spread across miles of countryside. For instance, the Battle of Brandy Station, named for a railroad town eight miles away, began at historic Kelly’s Ford in front of you. . . . — — Map (db m203004) HM
On Kelly's Ford Road (Virginia Route 674) at Kelly's Ford Road (Virginia Route 620), on the right when traveling south on Kelly's Ford Road.
Near this spot, at dawn on March 17, 1863, Brig. Gen. William W. Averill and his 2,100-man division closed on Kelly's Ford. Included in Averill's column was 22 year-old Sgt. Truman Reeves of Orwell, Ohio. Alerted to the Federals' approach, 130 . . . — — Map (db m108465) HM
