#EAS #WEA for Culpeper, #VA; #Fauquier, #VA; #Rappahannock, #VA: National Weather Service: #TORNADO WARNING in this area until 11:00 AM EDT. Take shelter now in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Check media. Source: NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
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Hype for the Future 124D: Caroline County, Virginia
Overview Located at the innermost edge of the Middle Peninsula of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Caroline County is situated between the Rappahannock River to the north and the York River to the south. The Town of Bowling Green serves as the county seat; however, United States Route 301 also serves communities to the north and south, including the Town of Port Royal along the Rappahannock River. Today, Port Royal is notable for seafood opportunities, while Bowling Green contains historical […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/04/hype-for-the-future-124d-caroline-county-virginia/
Hype for the Future 124C: Town of Tappahannock, Virginia
Introduction The Town of Tappahannock is located immediately south of the Rappahannock River within Essex County, Virginia, and serves as the county seat. The community is considered part of the “Tidewater” region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, often defined by the tidal portions of notable rivers in the Commonwealth approaching the Chesapeake Bay. Amenities The Town of Tappahannock is the notable historic site home to the Essex Inn, the 1710 Tavern, the Essex County Museum, the […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/04/hype-for-the-future-124c-town-of-tappahannock-virginia/
Hype for the Future 123H: The Northern Neck of Virginia
Introduction The Northern Neck of the Commonwealth of Virginia, largely determined by the region of the Tidewater north of the Rappahannock River, is typically a region depicted as comprising of five (5) counties, namely Lancaster, Northumberland, Westmoreland, Richmond (County), and King George. Each county provides a distinctive backdrop into the region, with the Northern Neck at-large attracting a significant number of plantation settlers from the regions around East Anglia in […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/03/hype-for-the-future-123h-the-northern-neck-of-virginia/
…Fones Cliffs is divided into several parcels. One is owned by the US Fish & Wildlife Service. Two others are owned by the #Rappahannock tribe & protected with #conservation easements. The tribe plans to build a welcome center on some of the #land & create a system of trails & kiosks to #educate the public about the land’s #history & the tribe’s #traditions.
“There’s a connection for us to this land,” Richardson said, “& getting it back is recovering our history.”
Eventually, the Rappahannocks’ land at Fones Cliffs ended up in private ownership, & for the last 3 decades, much of it was used for #logging.
During the colonial period, Edward DuBois Ragan — the #Rappahannock’s tribal historic preservation officer — said the Rappahannocks “were alienated from this #land, even though treaties guaranteed them the rights to occupy, hunt, fish & oyster there.”
#archeology #UShistory #NativeAmerican #genocide #NationalDayOfMourning
Starting in the 1640s, the #Rappahannock tribe’s land was taken by English settlers who turned much of it into #plantations. In 1924, #Virginia’s Racial Integrity Act tried to erase #NativeAmericans by declaring that every state resident had to be either White or Black. The Rappahannocks — as well as other tribes in the Mid-Atlantic area — struggled to maintain their identity for generations & essentially became a #landless tribe.
“These are people who were #displaced from their #land more than 400 years ago, and it’s so important that they’re given the opportunity to regain that connection that by right is theirs,” said Heather Richards, the Mid-Atlantic regional vice president for the #Conversation Fund, which helped the #Rappahannock tribe acquire a large parcel of land at Fones Cliffs.
#archeology #UShistory #NativeAmerican #genocide #NationalDayOfMourning
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