Feb. 3, 1999: The specter of 200-foot telecommunications towers with warning lights being built on mountaintops elicited a lively discussion at the board of supervisors meeting on Monday.

Feb. 6, 1975: Delegate D. French Slaughter Jr., has announced the appointment of Douglas K. Baumgardner of Washington as his administrative assistant for the current session of the General Assembly. Baumgardner, a 1973 graduate of Virginia Military Institute and a second year law student at the University of Virginia, will be employed by Slaughter on a part-time basis in his Richmond office. In making the announcement, Slaughter stated that he was glad to have the assistance of Baumgardner, “who is a very capable young man who has shown a keen interest in state government.”

July 7, 1999: The word is out that Tanya Richey is vacating her Windflower Gallery at 307 Main Street, on the corner of Piedmont Street, in Washington. But a sign on the side of the yellow building will still read The Tanya Richey Studio. Mrs Richey vacated the shop on June 1, but she will occupy the apartment above and show her work from there.

July 27, 1978: Try as one may, it’s difficult to keep a good thing quiet, as many natives have discovered as they watch the continuing caravan of tourists who wind their way into Rappahannock each weekend.

May 15, 1986: The documents contained in the clerk’s office at the courthouse are being preserved on microfilm by the Archives Division of the Virginia State Library.

April 5, 1990: According to the National Archives in Washington D.C., Viewtown Post Office was established on April 3, 1890 by request of Olive Postmaster Charles Hawkins. The Olive Post Office, now defunct, was located on Route 626 near Culpeper.

Sept. 28, 1950: A caution light has been installed on the corner of Main and Middle streets in Washington. This light has been badly needed for years, as this is one of the most dangerous corners in town.

Cora P. Lillard at her home in Washington, Va. She was born Dec. 12, 1884, the daughter of John Milton & Jane Fogg Partlow and married Santie Jackson Lillard. They owned the house next to the Washington School on Mount Salem Avenue. Mrs. Lillard died in 1973, Mr. Lillard in 1933. They are both buried at the Washington Masonic Cemetery.

The James Robert and Emily Pullen Frye family. Mr. Frye was born Aug. 10, 1859 to James and Frances Pullen Frye. He married Emily Jane Pullen on May 1, 1881. She was the daughter of Pendleton and Emily Pullen. The 1900 census shows they had 8 children: Philip, Robert Marshall, Samuel Jackson, Birtha, Virley, Phoebe, Maggie, and Amy. By 1910 there were three more children: James, "Nervy" Corah, and Call. Mr. Frye died in 1924; Emily in 1940.

The Esso Station in Sperryville taken in 1957. It was then owned by members of the Johnson family. James and Ricky Shaw bought the station in the 1990s and is now known as Shaw's Services.

Jan. 20, 1976: A conflict between the Rappahannock Sheriff’s office and the Commonwealth’s Attorney over law enforcement practices and allegedly excessive mileage charges came out in the open at last Friday’s special meeting of the Board of Supervisors, after discussion in a previous executive session.

The 6th and 7th grade class at Belle Meade School in 1930. The teacher is Mrs. Brown Miller, the former Clelia Heizer, wife of Gideon Brown Miller. This public school closed in the early 1950s.

Elder James Ashby Frazier and his family. Frazier was born in 1873, the son of Andrew and Mary Frazier. He married Mary Virginia Sours on Christmas Day in 1893. Frazier, circa 1925, and Frazierand his wife, children and grandchildren seen Sunday, May 21, 1939.

One of the many items on display at Rappahannock Historical Society's museum: A postal register for 1920 for the Flint Hill Post Office during Miss Alma Ricketts' term as post mistress.

On Saturday, customers will be able to go inside the building to order food and coffee, but the convenient store will not yet open for business. There will be a grand reopening on April 22, which will include the convenient store, and Elias said they hope by then to expand the restaurant to also serve Latino cuisine.

The photo attached was taken on the 50th wedding anniversary in 1951 of Frances Mary Shotwell Baldwin and her husband Marshall Denton Baldwin. Mr. Baldwin was born in the county in 1881, the son of Joseph S. Baldwin and Eliza Jane Dwyer Baldwin.

October 10, 1985: Rappahannock County Supervisors have been asked to consider a plan to truck the county’s solid waste to landfills in other counties or pay to have it burned in Harrisonburg.

The old Sperryville School, originally owned by Pete Estes. Pictured, back row: Col. Morrison, teacher, Luther Dorffemeir, Oakley Bowen, Charles O. Dodson, Jim Martin, Scott Johnson.

Feb. 24, 1983 Even something as tragic as a flu epidemic has its humorous side. Pauline Bruce’s memories still bring a smile to her face. Her entire family was down with the sickness. As in so many times of disaster, neighbors and friends extended a helping hand. 

A picture of Russell Brother's Garage and Chrysler dealership taken in 1948. This business was in operation between 1939 and 1971. It was then purchased by Richard and Esther Settle and has since been in operation as Settle's Grocery and Garage.

Panorama Lodge | The resort, which was located off Route 211 close to what is now the entrance to Skyline Drive, opened on July 20, 1924. It was originally privately owned, but was taken over by eminent domain when Shenandoah National Park opened.

The church was first organized in 1853, with Alfred Dearing and his wife Ann donating the land for its construction. By October 1854, the first minister, the Rev. Barnett Grimsley was installed as pastor.

Banking on Courthouse Row: The Rappahannock National Bank Building on Gay Street, across from the courthouse, circa 1930.

Mr. Jenkins was born in Page County in 1859, the son of Andrew Jackson Jenkins and Martha B. Lillard Jenkins. He married Gustie Dwyer on Oct. 17, 1882, in Rappahannock County. She was born in 1864 in Rappahannock, the daughter of Alfred Harrison Dwyer and Mary Ellen Judd Dwyer.

Joseph Mason Anderson, son of Peyton and Sarah Jones Anderson. Mr. Anderson served throughout the Civil War, rising in rank from Corporal to Captain. He was wounded three times, his last being a mortal wound. He died in Richmond Hospital on April 10, 1865 and is buried at the Anderson family cemetery.

Feb. 6, 1975

Ellerslie, the property, shown here in the 1920s, was near the intersection of U.S. 211 and Tiger Valley Road. Built by James Jett in 1814, it remained in the Jett family for many years. Ellerslie burned down in 1933, with only a few household items escaping the fire. At the time of the fire, it was owned by Dewey Dejarnette Hudson and his wife Madie Corder Hudson.

First Baptist Church in Washington with a listing made at Rappahannock Historical Society of the members who served during World War II.

Battle Run Primitive Baptist Church | The building was constructed around 1830, with the structure being moved to its present location around 1853, when William and Betsy Fletcher deeded the land to the church trustees. It previously stood in the field across Ben Venue Road.

The Blue Ridge Institute was a private girls school in Flint Hill in operation during the early 1900s. It had both day and boarding students, and was held in the Old Spalding House on the corner of Fodderstack Road and 522. The only person identified in the picture is Bessie Corder, second from the right. She married Marvin Bradford Sr.

Boston by buggy: The small unincorporated area of Rappahannock County along Sperryville Pike near the Culpeper County line,  circa 1900.

Mr. Leslie Merrill was born in Wisconsin and moved to Rappahannock in the 1920s. He married Ruth Ann Nethers and they built their home on Warren Avenue on the outskirts of town. In the 1940s, he built the edifice that became Merrill's Garage and Ford dealership.

Lee Highway Motel ca 1950. It is now known as Hopkins Ordinary in honor of the first owner John Hopkins. He built the original part of the motel in 1820. He was also a farmer. The 1850 census shows many Irish laborers living with him or at the Boarding House.

Alexander and Eliza J. Cary built the store building around the late 19th century. When Alexander died, he willed the store to his wife, Eliza. On February 1,1915, Eliza left the store to her son, Frank H. Cary. 

Mount Salem Baptist Church, located on Long Mountain Road, was first constituted in 1824. The present building was not erected until the 1850s, the construction taking a period of years, and being built by volunteers.

Congrats, Flint Hill grads: Pictured is the 1932 or 1933 graduating class of the Flint Hill School. The building now houses the Blue Door Kitchen and Inn. The edifice was constructed in 1908 with elementary through three years of high school being taught there. It closed in 1960, Mrs. Annie Cooke being the principal then. She went on to become the principal at Washington Elementary School.

June 22, 1978: Heavy rains, hail and a twister assaulted the Amissville area Monday afternoon resulting in damage to buildings and trees and cutting off electric service for five hours. The first storm occurred about 3 p.m. with heavy rain and winds. Shortly after 4 a howling twister blew in.

Feb. 3, 1999: The specter of 200-foot telecommunications towers with warning lights being built on mountaintops elicited a lively discussion at the board of supervisors meeting on Monday.

July 29, 1965: The relocated Post Office at Flint Hill was officially dedicated in a ceremony held Saturday afternoon with U.S. postal, state and federal officials and a large number of friends present.

July 27, 1978: Try as one may, it’s difficult to keep a good thing quiet, as many natives have discovered as they watch the continuing caravan of tourists who wind their way into Rappahannock each weekend.

October 4, 1962: “Trigger” and Trigger Jr.,” horses of the famous screen and TV personality Roy Rogers, were in Amissville Saturday. Under the supervision of Glen Randall, the horses had been on tour and were enroute to California. They stopped at Hackley’s Store for gas and Mr. Randall talked with Janet Hackley and gave her autographed pictures of the stars.

Dec. 11, 2003: Dogs howled, chickens jumped from their roosts and old country homes shook as Rappahannock County was rocked by an earthquake Thursday afternoon, centered about 25 miles west of Richmond that measured 4.5 on the Richter scale. There were no reports of property damage or injuries, according to Rappahannock County Sheriff Larry Sherertz.

November 7, 1985: A Scrabble landowner intends to formally protest a building permit issued to the Rappahannock County board of supervisors to construct an animal shelter near the abandoned Scrabble School. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde E. Dellinger...