Rapidan, Virginia

Rapidan, Virginia

Infobox Settlement
name = Rapidan, Virginia
nickname =
settlement_type = Unincorporated community
motto =
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pushpin_label_position = Bottom
pushpin_map_caption = Rapidan, Virginia
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = flag|United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = flag|Virginia
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Culpeper
government_footnotes =
leader_title =
leader_name =
established_title = Established
established_date = 1700s
unit_pref = imperial
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 83
elevation_ft = 272
area_total_sq_mi = 49
area_footnotes =
population_as_of = 2007
population_footnotes = cite web | title = Rapidan, Virginia | publisher = Allplaces.us | url = http://www.allplaces.us/t.cgi?z=22733 | accessdate = 2007-12-28 ]
population_total = 2,523
population_density_sq_mi = 51
timezone = EST
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
coor_type = city
latd=38 |latm=18 |lats= 45|latNS=N
longd=78 |longm=03 |longs=57 |longEW=W
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 22733
area_code = 540
website =
footnotes = Rapidan is a small unincorporated community in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States.cite web | title = Rapidan, Virginia | publisher =ePodunk | url =http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=25653 | accessdate = 2007-12-28 ] Bisected by the Rapidan River, it is home to the Rapidan historic district and dates to the 18th century, when it was a mill town known as Waugh's Ford. It was renamed Rapid Ann Station in 1854 and Rapidan in 1886. The town was mostly destroyed in the American Civil War and later became a center for the shipment of wood products. [cite web
title = Rapidan Historic District
publisher = US National Park Service
url =http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/journey/rap.htm
accessdate =2007-12-28 ]

The community and surrounding counties are served by the Rapidan Volunteer Fire Department, officially formed in 1978. [cite web
title = RVFD History
publisher = Rapidan Volunteer Fire Department
url = http://rapidanfireandrescue.com/history.htm
accessdate = 2007-12-28 ]

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