Culpeper sculptor Gary Colson sees beyond the block

From recreation to refreshment, Lake Pelham and Mountain Run Lake serve Culpeper’s residents through a variety of means.

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church dates to 1814, when the Rev. John William Hawley became its first recorded minister.

Culpeper Presbyterian Church’s history dates as far back as 1767 when Donegal Presbytery of Lancaster, Pa.

Antioch Baptist Church will celebrate its 150th anniversary with a huge party next summer.

Martha Wright, 84, rose to the top of her class at Culpeper’s first black school on Main Street before graduating as valedictorian from the Culpeper Training School on Old Rixeyville Road in 1941

At a time when black students desired an “equal education” in Culpeper and surrounding counties, the George Washington Carver Regional High School provided that and much more.

Germanna Community College began serving the Piedmont region nearly four decades ago.

Culpeper’s first public high school (right) looked more like a cathedral than an educational institution

Educator’s legacy lives on

In 1895, Thomas W. Hendrick (left) became principal of Culpeper Graded School.

In the Civil War’s largest cavalry battle, more than 20,000 soldiers fought in and around Brandy Station on June 9, 1863.

Battlefield remains in same condition as 1862

Historic jewel went unnoticed for generations

From signal station to federal reserve and high-tech library