Caption Modest but charming cottages and Victorians characterize this historic town along the Rappahannock River. Along U.S. Route 29, cows, horses and sheep graze. The Rappahannock — River of Swift Rising Waters in the Manahoac Indian language — flows past town on the Norfolk-Southern line. “They still do so today, which helps preserve the character of our small town. The Civil War Trust owns a beautiful piece of land on a knoll overlooking the railroad and vehicular bridges that traverse the rapid, curving waters of the Rappahannock River.

Source: Washington Post January 03, 2019 12:22 UTC