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.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Rappahannock River canonical	40
Rappahannock River watershed	5
Rappahannock River (regionally nearby)	1
Rappahannock River approaches to Fredericksburg	1
Rappahannock River region	1
Rappahannock River valley	1
falls of the Rappahannock River	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ waterway ⓘ
associatedPeople	Rappahannock tribe ⓘ
basinCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crossedBy	Interstate 95 ⓘ U.S. Route 1 ⓘ U.S. Route 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ
dischargeLocation	Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
etymology	name derived from an Algonquian language ⓘ
flowsThrough	Caroline County, Virginia ⓘ Culpeper County, Virginia ⓘ Essex County, Virginia ⓘ Fauquier County, Virginia ⓘ Fredericksburg ⓘ surface form: Fredericksburg, Virginia King George County, Virginia ⓘ King and Queen County, Virginia ⓘ Lancaster County, Virginia ⓘ Richmond County, Virginia ⓘ Spotsylvania County, Virginia ⓘ Stafford County, Virginia ⓘ Westmoreland County, Virginia ⓘ
formsBorderBetween	Caroline County, Virginia ⓘ King George County, Virginia ⓘ Spotsylvania County, Virginia ⓘ Stafford County, Virginia ⓘ
hasCityOnBank	Fredericksburg ⓘ surface form: Fredericksburg, Virginia Tappahannock, Virginia ⓘ
historicalEvent	Battle of Kelly’s Ford ⓘ Battle of Rappahannock Station ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ surface form: 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	Southeastern Virginia ⓘ surface form: eastern Virginia
majorTributary	Corbin’s Creek ⓘ Hazel River ⓘ Rapidan River ⓘ
mouthCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
mouthLocation	Chesapeake Bay ⓘ
partOf	Mid-Atlantic states ⓘ surface form: Mid-Atlantic region of the United States
riverSystem	Chesapeake Bay ⓘ surface form: Chesapeake Bay watershed
sourceLocation	Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ
usedFor	boating ⓘ fishing ⓘ recreation ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ

Referenced by (50)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Virginia → hasRiver → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission → locatedNear → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Stafford County, Virginia → borderedBy → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Stafford County, Virginia → locatedOn → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Chesapeake Bay → hasInflow → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Westmoreland County, Virginia → borderedByWaterBody → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Fredericksburg → locatedOnRiver → Rappahannock River ⓘ

subject surface form: Fredericksburg, Virginia

Battle of Chancellorsville → riverNearby → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Culpeper County, Virginia → borderedBy → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Port Conway, Colony of Virginia → locatedOn → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Port Conway, Colony of Virginia → hasNearbyWaterBody → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Belle Grove Plantation, Virginia → locatedOnWaterbody → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Battle of Fredericksburg → locationDetail → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Spotsylvania County, Virginia → partOf → Rappahannock River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rappahannock River watershed

Tidewater region → hasWaterBody → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Piedmont region of Virginia → majorRiver → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Falmouth, Virginia → locatedOnRiver → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Falmouth, Virginia → riverFeature → Rappahannock River ⓘ

this entity surface form: falls of the Rappahannock River

Northern Neck → borderedBy → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Falmouth Historic District → locatedOnOrNear → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Garrisonville, Virginia → locatedInRegion → Rappahannock River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rappahannock River watershed

Stafford, Virginia → hasRegion → Rappahannock River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rappahannock River watershed

Chesapeake Bay region → majorRiverMouth → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Rappahannock County, Virginia → namedAfter → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Richmond County, Virginia → locatedIn → Rappahannock River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rappahannock River watershed

Richmond County, Virginia → borders → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Richmond County, Virginia → hasMajorRiver → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Northumberland County, Virginia → bordersBodyOfWater → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Urbanna, Virginia → locatedIn → Rappahannock River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rappahannock River watershed

Urbanna, Virginia → locatedOn → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park → locatedOn → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Fredericksburg National Cemetery → near → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Port Royal, Virginia → locatedOnRiver → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Tidewater Virginia → contains → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Brandy Station, Virginia → locatedNear → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Fredericksburg Historic District → locatedIn → Rappahannock River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rappahannock River region

Chatham Manor (across the river) → locatedNear → Rappahannock River ⓘ

subject surface form: Chatham Manor

Hugh Mercer Monument in Fredericksburg, Virginia → locatedNear → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Tsenacommacah → traversedBy → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Stafford County, Colony of Virginia → borderedBy → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Virginia State Route 3 → crosses → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Port Conway, Virginia → locatedOn → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Port Conway, Virginia → locatedInRegion → Rappahannock River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rappahannock River valley

Orange, Virginia → hasNearbyRiver → Rappahannock River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rappahannock River (regionally nearby)

Rapidan River → tributaryOf → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Rapidan River → mouthLocatedIn → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Rapidan River → hasConfluenceWith → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Prospect Hill → overlooks → Rappahannock River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rappahannock River approaches to Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg campaign → river → Rappahannock River ⓘ

Battle of Marye's Heights → riverNearby → Rappahannock River ⓘ