Boston, Culpeper and Rappahannock Counties, Virginia

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Boston, Virginia
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Coordinates: 38°32′27″N78°07′54″W / 38.54083°N 78.13167°W / 38.54083; -78.13167
Country United States
State Virginia
County Culpeper and Rappahannock
Elevation
548 ft (167 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 540
GNIS feature ID1477131 [1]

Boston is an Town straddling Culpeper County and Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States. [1]

The George L. Carder House, which is located in nearby Castleton, Virginia, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Boston, Culpeper and Rappahannock Counties, Virginia". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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