Culpeper County / Rappahannock County
Culpeper County. Area 284 square miles. Formed in 1748 from Orange, and named for Lord Culpeper, Governor of Virginia 1680–1683. The battle of Cedar Mountain, 1862, was fought in this county.
Rappahannock County. Area 274 square miles. Formed in 1833 from Culpeper, named for the Rappahannock River, headwaters of which are in this county.
Marker is at the intersection of Lee Highway (U.S. 211) and Waterloo Road / Wildwood Circle (County Route 613), on the right when traveling east on Lee Highway.
Courtesy hmdb.org
