Rappahannock River

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river waterway

The Rappahannock River is a major waterway in eastern Virginia that flows from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay and played a significant role in American colonial history and the Civil War.

Aliases (1)

Rappahannock River watershed ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river → waterway →
associatedPeople	Rappahannock tribe →
basinCountry	United States →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
crossedBy	Interstate 95 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 1 → U.S. Route 17 NERFINISHED →
dischargeLocation	Chesapeake Bay NERFINISHED →
etymology	name derived from an Algonquian language →
flowsThrough	Caroline County, Virginia NERFINISHED → Culpeper County, Virginia → Essex County, Virginia NERFINISHED → Fauquier County, Virginia NERFINISHED → Fredericksburg, Virginia → King George County, Virginia NERFINISHED → King and Queen County, Virginia NERFINISHED → Lancaster County, Virginia NERFINISHED → Richmond County, Virginia NERFINISHED → Spotsylvania County, Virginia → Stafford County, Virginia NERFINISHED → Westmoreland County, Virginia NERFINISHED →
formsBorderBetween	Caroline County, Virginia NERFINISHED → King George County, Virginia NERFINISHED → Spotsylvania County, Virginia → Stafford County, Virginia NERFINISHED →
hasCityOnBank	Fredericksburg, Virginia → Tappahannock, Virginia →
historicalEvent	Battle of Kelly’s Ford → Battle of Rappahannock Station → First Battle of Fredericksburg → Second Battle of Fredericksburg →
historicalSignificance	major transportation route in colonial Virginia → site of significant activity during the American Civil War →
length	approximately 121 miles → approximately 195 kilometers →
locatedIn	Virginia →
locatedInRegion	eastern Virginia →
majorTributary	Corbin’s Creek NERFINISHED → Hazel River NERFINISHED → Rapidan River NERFINISHED →
mouthCountry	United States NERFINISHED →
mouthLocation	Chesapeake Bay →
partOf	Mid-Atlantic region of the United States →
riverSystem	Chesapeake Bay watershed NERFINISHED →
sourceLocation	Blue Ridge Mountains →
usedFor	boating → fishing → recreation → wildlife habitat →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Culpeper County, Virginia → Stafford County, Virginia →	borderedBy
Port Conway, Colony of Virginia → Stafford County, Virginia →	locatedOn
Westmoreland County, Virginia →	borderedByWaterBody
Chesapeake Bay →	hasInflow
Port Conway, Colony of Virginia →	hasNearbyWaterBody
Virginia →	hasRiver
Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission →	locatedNear
Fredericksburg, Virginia →	locatedOnRiver
Belle Grove Plantation, Virginia →	locatedOnWaterbody
Battle of Fredericksburg →	locationDetail
Spotsylvania County, Virginia ("Rappahannock River watershed") →	partOf
Battle of Chancellorsville →	riverNearby