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    The Rappahannock River is a river in eastern Virginia, in the United States, approximately 195 miles (314 km) in length. It traverses the entire northern...
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    the Rappahannock were the dominant tribe of the Rappahannock River valley, maintaining thirteen villages along the north and south banks of the river named...
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    is Washington. The name "Rappahannock" comes from the Algonquian word lappihanne (also noted as toppehannock), meaning "river of quick, rising water" or...
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  • a new Rappahannock County was founded from the northwest half of Culpeper County, Virginia, far up river, at the headwaters of the Rappahannock. Morgan...
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    The Battle of Rappahannock River was fought in 1813 during the War of 1812. A British force blockading the Rappahannock River of Virginia sent several...
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    the 2010 census, up from 2,068 at the 2000 census. Located on the Rappahannock River, Tappahannock is the county seat of Essex County. Its name comes from...
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  • / 38.76000; -78.02806 The Jordan River is a 12.5-mile-long (20.1 km) headwater tributary of the Rappahannock River in northern Virginia in the United...
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    28, 2020. "Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail - Rappahannock River Basin - Indian Towns & Natural Resources They Relied On" (PDF). Retrieved...
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    Spotsylvania County for statistical purposes. Located near where the Rappahannock River crosses the Atlantic Seaboard fall line, Fredericksburg was a prominent...
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  • Virginia Rappahannock River, a river in eastern Virginia Rappahannock River (New Zealand), a river in the Tasman Region of New Zealand Rappahannock Academy...
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    Potomac River forms the northern boundary of the peninsula; the Rappahannock River demarcates it on the south. The land between these rivers was formed...
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    the line of the Rappahannock River. Throughout the day on August 20, Pope spread his army along the northern bank of the Rappahannock from Kelly's Ford...
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    Rapidan River, flowing 88 miles (142 km) through north-central Virginia in the United States, is the largest tributary of the Rappahannock River. The two...
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  • The Rappahannock River is a river of the Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows predominantly north from its sources east of Maruia, reaching...
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    Commonwealth of Virginia. The northern boundary of the county borders on the Rappahannock River, notably at the historic town of Port Royal. The Caroline county seat...
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  • army behind the Rappahannock River, a line he hoped to maintain throughout the winter. A single pontoon bridge at the town of Rappahannock Station was the...
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    Battle of Fredericksburg (category Rappahannock River)
    U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Burnside's plan was to cross the Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg in mid-November and race to the Confederate capital...
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    Hazel River is a 47.8-mile-long (76.9 km) tributary of the Rappahannock River in northern Virginia in the United States. Via the Rappahannock, it is...
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    Blue Ridge Mountains (category Rappahannock River)
    northern and southern physiographic regions, which divide near the Roanoke River gap. To the west of the Blue Ridge, between it and the bulk of the Appalachians...
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    Hooker secretly moved the bulk of his army up the left bank of the Rappahannock River, then crossed it on the morning of April 27, 1863. Union cavalry under...
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    Lagrange Creek is a 6.51 mi (10.48 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rappahannock River in Middlesex County, Virginia. According to the Geographic Names Information...
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    Urbanna Creek is a 3.52 mi (5.66 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Rappahannock River in Middlesex County, Virginia. The stream is tidal is for its entire...
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    Culpeper. Six miles northeast of Culpeper, holding the line of the Rappahannock River, Stuart bivouacked his cavalry troopers, screening the Confederate...
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    River Rappahannock River York River Patuxent River Choptank River For more information on Chesapeake Bay rivers, see the List of Chesapeake Bay rivers. The...
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    Ford (crossing) (redirect from Ford (river))
    on the Rappahannock River during the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War in Virginia Battle of Buffington Island, 1863, on the Ohio River during...
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    major rivers include the Rappahannock River, the Appomattox River (which flows into the lower James River), the York River (a combination of the Pamunkey...
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    They numbered approximately 1,000 and lived primarily along the Rappahannock River west of modern Fredericksburg and the Fall Line, and east of the Blue...
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  • Battle of Rappahannock Station may refer to two battles during the American Civil War near modern Remington, Virginia, along the Rappahannock River: First...
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    Confederate defensive bridgehead at Rappahannock Station on November 7 and drove Lee back across the Rapidan River. Along with the infantry battles, the...
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    The Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in Warsaw, Virginia, United States that was established in 1996. It...
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