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Unlabeled photos of Stafford residents during the Depression:  

From the late 1800s until around 1930, Stafford County was one of the leading producers of pickling cucumbers in the state of Virginia.  Stafford was known as the Pickle Capital of America! In 1903, 97% of Stafford farms produced 2/3rds of all the cucumbers for pickles shipped from Virginia. As early as 1893 there was…

From his days as the Stafford Indians’ versatile star, Torrey Smith has always shone bright. As a quarterback, running back, wide receiver, cornerback, kickoff returner, and punt returner, he was a force to be reckoned with. His journey took an exciting turn in 2011 at the White Oak Fire Station, when he received THE call…

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In 1903, R. G. Hilldrup started a horse-and-carriage transportation company hauling baggage from trains and steamships for local college students.

The Wawaset may have been among the many Union steamboats anchored off a newly constructed Potomac Creek landing called Belle Plain, Virginia.  Fredericksburg is nine miles distant. This area, a New York newspaper told its readers on June 11, 1864, “was constantly crowded with transports and naval vessels, receiving and unloading stores and troops; and…

Gwyneth’s Gift Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, was established in loving memory of Gwyneth Griffin, a Stafford teenager who tragically passed away in 2012 after collapsing on the school track. Gwyneth’s life may have been saved with early and sustained CPR, and it is the Foundation’s steadfast commitment to ensure that others do not face…

War came unexpectedly to all Americans on December 7, 1941. It came to Stafford in October 1942, when the Marine Corps Base at Quantico required expansion of its training facilities and maneuver areas in. On October 6, 1942, the U.S. Government formally notified those living in the northernmost one-fifth of Stafford that their lands were…

Stafford Regional Airport opened in December of 2001. It covers an area of 566 acres. The airport is located 3 miles from the Stafford Courthouse and approximately 40 miles south of D.C. and 60 north of Richmond. It is owned and operated by the Stafford Regional Airport Authority. Stafford Airport Runway

Stafford Hospital opened in 2009 on a 70-acre site near Stafford County Courthouse. The site currently includes one medical office building and is operated by Medi Corps, the parent company of Mary Washington Hospital. Stafford Hospital – view from the back

— in 1880 and 1900, Stafford had less than 1 percent of its population in villages of fewer than 2,500 people. — in 1900, only 2.6 percent of Stafford families had a member engaged in manufacturing. Industries generally were attracted to urban environments. The closest approximation to that in the Rappahannock Region was Fredericksburg. Several…