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Culpeper, Culpeper, VA
Culpeper was established in 1759 and was known as Fairfax and Culpeper Court House before a new charter gave it the final name of Culpeper in December 1870. Culpeper has seen 18th century revolution with the Culpeper Minutemen, a gold rush, and plenty of Civil War action with a railroad at stake. In fact, the town changed hands 78 times during the American Civil War...
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After forming Culpeper County, Virginia, in 1748, the Virginia House of Burgesses voted to establish the Town of Fairfax on February 22, 1759.
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In 1795, the town received a post office under the name Culpeper Court House
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1854 - Fairfax / Culpepper Court House
Fairfax, or Culpepper Court House, a thriving post-village, capital of Culpepper county, Virginia, on the Orange and Alexandria railroad. It is... Read MORE...
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The Virginia Assembly formally renamed the town of Fairfax to Culpeper in 1869
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1895 - Culpeper / Fairfax
Culpeper, or Fairfax, a post-village, capital of Culpeper co., Va., on the Washington City & Virginia Midland Railroad, 62 miles W.S.W. of... Read MORE...
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