Culpeper County/Madison County

Culpeper County Formed in 1748 from Orange, and named for Lord Culpeper, Governor of Virginia 1680-83. The battle of Cedar Mountain, 1862, was fought in this county. Madison County Formed in 1792 from Culpeper, and named for James Madison, "Father of the American Constitution" and President of the United State. Governor Spotswood's exploring expedition passed here, 1716.

Conservation & Development Commission, 1935