The Lower Rappahannock River Fords of Culpeper County Including the History of Chinquapin Neck and the Village of Richardsville

Focusing on the historical significance of the Lower Rappahannock River Fords, this book chronicles the area's development from Indigenous inhabitants through explorers and settlers, with a strong emphasis on Civil War battles over the crossings. It details the strategic importance of these fords, contested by northern and southern armies for two years, before concluding with their decline in the early 1900s as bridges replaced them. Today, the sites have returned to natural wilderness, with only subtle remnants of their past.