Did you Know

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Historic gems and jewels litter the landscape of the Northern Neck and provide a treasure

trove of factoids that give deep insight to the contributions, activities and stories of the

people who have lived here over the centuries.

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Nickens”][vc_empty_space][mkdf_section_title position=”center” title_tag=”h2″ disable_break_words=”no” title=”Can You Believe” title_highlight_words=”3″ title_highlight_color=”#59815b” highlight_color=”#f2f1e7″][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”appear” css=”.vc_custom_1696292551723{background-color: #ddb16e !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1696289251804{background-color: #b3ced8 !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”In 1912 the Potomac River Froze” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” google_fonts=”font_family:Acme%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1696290246964{padding-bottom: 24px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1696290200880{margin-top: 35px !important;}”]Black and White farmers worked together and drove across the Potomac River to take produce to sell for their families.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”appear” css=”.vc_custom_1696292565459{background-color: #bcbcbc !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1696291248447{padding-bottom: 45px !important;background-color: #aac1a0 !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Church Hill Beach in Lancaster” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” google_fonts=”font_family:Acme%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1696291168449{padding-bottom: 15px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1696291014336{margin-top: 35px !important;}”]was on the Chitterling Circuit and famous artists like James Brown, Edda James, The Temptations, The Cadillacs, Larry Williams and many more sang there in the 50’s and 60’s.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”appear” css=”.vc_custom_1696292611394{background-color: #ddb16e !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1696289251804{background-color: #b3ced8 !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”When the Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation bought Stratford Hall from the Stuarts” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” google_fonts=”font_family:Acme%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1696291698912{padding-bottom: 24px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1696291914986{margin-top: 35px !important;}”]and the Hall was in a state of disrepair, Westley Payne “Uncle Wes” lead the group in the restoration effort by providing detailed information on the layout of the original plantation. To honor him a cabin was built on Stratford Hall which was a replica of where he and his father were born.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”appear” css=”.vc_custom_1696292633340{background-color: #bcbcbc !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1696291248447{padding-bottom: 45px !important;background-color: #aac1a0 !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Before Blacks had their own churches” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” google_fonts=”font_family:Acme%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1696292060403{margin-top: 35px !important;}”]they would go to “Hush Harbors” in the woods to have church.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”appear” css=”.vc_custom_1696292648635{background-color: #ddb16e !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1696289251804{background-color: #b3ced8 !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”The Indian District” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center” google_fonts=”font_family:Acme%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1696292463197{padding-bottom: 24px !important;}”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Many historical accounts originally referred to Northumberland County and the Northern Neck of Virginia as The Indian District.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row]