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Servitude and splendor.(furniture industry)
By 1740 a colonial elite of well-to-do merchants and landowning planters had emerged in Virginia. With riches from tobacco production supplemented by investments in the profitable iron industry, they were fully prepared to engage artisans and to commission houses and furniture in the latest European styles that would express and solidify their economic status. This trend was particularly true in northern Virginia along the Rappahannock River, where a cluster of prominent, interrelated families--the Beverleys, Carters, Fitzhughs, Lees, Spotswoods, Tayloes, and Washingtons--names that became synonymous with early southern history--lived and prospered (1).
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- EXPERIMENTAL REEF FOR OYSTERS OK'D FOR RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER.(LOCAL)
- Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot Harper, Scott June 23, 1999 700+ words
...to try such an experiment in the Rappahannock River. ``Any way that we can get more...boat captain, who describes the Rappahannock River as ``my river'' and has a tempestuous...many as 10 artificial reefs in the Rappahannock River. Wesson stacks old oyster shells...
- A bioeconomic analysis of management plans for the public oyster grounds of the...
- Magazine article from: Journal of Shellfish Research Santopietro, George D. Stephenson, Kurt Satyal, Vijay A. Wesson, James April 1, 2009 700+ words
...oyster grounds at the mouth of the Rappahannock River was initiated by the Commonwealth...public grounds at the mouth of the Rappahannock River through the nurturing of a broodstock...of the Rappahannock is where the Rappahannock River flows into the Chesapeake Bay. The...
- Rappahannock River is site of casting contest, fine catches.(Sports)(Weekend...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Mueller, Gene August 22, 1999 700+ words
...or its tributaries, but the not-too-distant tidal Rappahannock River in Virginia's Northern Neck also draws their attention...and Nils. By the way, should you visit the historic Rappahannock River in an area where George Washington and Robert E. Lee...
- HICKORY SHAD PLENTIFUL IN RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER.(SPORTS)
- Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot April 18, 2004 700+ words
...VIRGINIAN-PILOT When state officials breached Embrey Dam on the Rappahannock River in February , they had no idea what the effects would be. They...fisheries technician, holds up a hickory shad caught in the Rappahannock River.
- Anglers shouldn't underestimate tidal Rappahannock River's...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Mueller, Gene May 28, 2000 700+ words
...livery and tackle emporium near the shores of the historic Rappahannock River, says the town of Port Royal was so prominent during...Southern Maryland pro fishing guide Dale Knupp, because the Rappahannock River is a dandy place to visit on a busman's holiday, and...
- PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE MEETINGS TO BE HELD ON DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 21, 1994 700+ words
...discuss the Draft Environmental Assessment on the proposed Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Virginia...conservation organizations to protect habitat along the lower Rappahannock River. The refuge proposal was developed cooperatively with...
- Giving Away the Land To Preserve the Wildlife; Va. Man Donates 729 Acres Along...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Michael D. Shear December 24, 1994 700+ words
The pristine tract along the banks of the Rappahannock River in Virginia beckons to real estate developers...director of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, said the Rappahannock River is the least developed tributary of the Chesapeake...
- Explosives Blast Rappahannock River Dam to Open Waterway.
- Newspaper article from: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Virginia) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) February 24, 2004 700+ words
...cheering, demolition experts Monday blew a huge hole in the Embrey Dam, the first step in removing the historic Rappahannock River barrier that has blocked spawning fish and outdoor enthusiasts for the past 94 years. It was the latest - and...
