Rappahannock County was founded in 1833 by an act of the Virginia General Assembly to secure better access to a county seat for the county’s growing population. Rappahannock county was named for the river that separates it from Fauquier County. The Town of Washington serves as the county seat and is home to the Inn at Little Washington which has claimed a fine-star and five-diamond rating. Rappahannock also hosts an annual Spring point-to-point steeplechase at Thornton Hill.

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