The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Rappahannock River
Virginia (Region), United States
View Larger MapDescription of institution: An important river in American history, the Rappahannock was the site of early settlements in the Virginia Colony, and, later, was at the center of a major theatre of battle in the American Civil War. Due to its significance as an obstacle to north-south movements, it in effect functioned as the war's eastern-theatre boundary, between the "North" (the Union) and the "South" (the Confederate States of America). URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rappahannock_River