The Rappahannock is longest free running river in Virginia and borders the city of Fredericksburg to the north

I took this from the route #1 bridge during the shad run

Civil War stuff = http://www.civilwar-va.com/virginia/va-central/fredcity.html

Civil War Stuff = http://americancivilwar.com/fberg.html

Civil War stuff, National Park Service = http://www.nps.gov/frsp/

Touristy Type stuff = http://www.fredericksburgvirginia.net/

Newsy Type stuff = http://fredericksburg.com/