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Apothecary, Falmouth c. 1930 Austin Boutchyard House, Falmouth US1, c.1930 Forbes House, Falmouth Falls cottage, Falmouth Brooks House (Cotton Warehouse), c.1930 Gordon Gray Law Ofc (The Manor), Falmouth c. 1930 Payne House, Falmouth c. 1930 Customs House, Falmouth c.1930 DeShields House, Falmouth c. 1930 Dunbar Quarters and Carlton c. 1920 Dunbar Quarters, Falmouth c. 1930…

Photos of Stafford residents and artifacts from WWII: Frank White, Sr.circa 1942. Frank White, Sr was instrumental in establishing a chapter of the NAACP in Stafford. C. Snellings, WWII, Falmouth, VPF 104 WWII Postal Covers WWII rationing book WWII Salvage Notice  

Scott’s Bridge Since the body of water known as the Rappahannock River separated two important areas of commerce and trade, it had, of course, to be crossed constantly. The Indians had their canoes and the early settlers had their boats and ferries. The first bridge was built about 1800 and was referred to as Scott’s…

The majority of schools in the Stafford County Public School (SCPS) district are named after important people/aspects of Stafford’s strong history. In 2021, the Stafford Museum and Cultural Center began partnering with SCPS to provide grants to create murals to visually display their heritage. Below is a photo of the completed mural at Widewater Elementary…

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…