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==History== White Stone traces its earliest colonial history to the arrival of Epaphroditus Lawson, who was born in [[Yorkshire]], a county in northern [[England]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Epaphroditus Lawson b. 1607 Brough Hall, Catterick, Yorkshire, England d. 2 Jun 1652 Lancaster County, Virginia - Inventory: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties |url=https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I25908&tree=Tree1 |access-date=March 8, 2023 |website=www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us}}</ref> In 1649β50, Epaphroditus acquired 4,600 acres of land along the Rappahannock River, including the present site of White Stone, where he lived until his death in 1652.<ref name="Sabo">{{Cite web |last=Sabo |first=Matt |date=October 15, 2018 |title=The Comeback of White Stone |url=https://www.localscoopmagazine.com/api/content/e833a860-d093-11e8-b123-120e7ad5cf50/ |access-date=March 8, 2023 |website=The Local Scoop |language=en-us}}</ref> For many generations thereafter, the Lawson family "served the community as justices, sheriffs, and [[Vestryman|vestrymen]]."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lawsons of White Stone and Lawson Bay Farm 1650 to the Present Day (Robison) |url=https://maryball-101870.square.site/product/lawsons-of-white-stone-and-lawson-bay-farm-1650-to-the-present-day-robison-/183 |access-date=March 8, 2023 |website=Lancaster VA Historical Society-Mary Ball Washington Museum Library |language=en}}</ref> The town of White Stone was founded in 1715, and sits adjacent to the nearby towns of [[Lancaster, Virginia|Lancaster]] and [[Kilmarnock, Virginia|Kilmarnock]].<ref name="virginia.org"/> However, White Stone was not incorporated until 1953.<ref name="virginia.org"/> There are a variety of theories about how White Stone got its distinctive name: one story has the name derived from a nearby stream, where locals would use a white stone to hone their tools. Another story has the town's name deriving from an 1819 church deed, which identified a property boundary as being "near the road leading by the white stone."<ref name="Sabo"/> The area was involved in the [[War of 1812]] and the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=051-0075 Pop Castle |url=https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/051-0075/ |access-date=March 19, 2023 |website=www.dhr.virginia.gov |language=en-US}}</ref> During the latter conflict, the historic plantation home of [[Pop Castle]] was bombarded by a Union gunboat. Pop Castle would later be listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1989.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> Following the Civil War, White Stone had developed a small, thriving business community, including a general store, choral hall, and a hat-maker.<ref name="localscoopmagazine.com">{{Cite web |last=Sabo |first=Matt |date=October 15, 2018 |title=The Comeback of White Stone |url=https://www.localscoopmagazine.com/api/content/e833a860-d093-11e8-b123-120e7ad5cf50/ |access-date=March 19, 2023 |website=The Local Scoop |language=en-us}}</ref> By 1921, Albert Terry Wright served as principal for the county's first school for black American students.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A. T. Wright High School Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=24640 |access-date=March 19, 2023 |website=www.hmdb.org |language=en}}</ref> Ultimately, the city of White Stone's "heyday" was during the late 19th and early 20th century, with the population having stagnated since the American [[1960 United States census|Census of 1960]], the first taken after the town's incorporation.<ref name="localscoopmagazine.com"/> Today, White Stone remains a small, rural town, with a focus on tourism: the area is home to a local seafood market, the Allure Art Center, and other attractions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=White Stone - VIrginia is for Lovers |url=https://www.virginia.org/places-to-visit/regions/chesapeake-bay/white-stone/ |access-date=March 19, 2023 |website=www.virginia.org |language=en-us}}</ref> Additionally, the town has recently received state and federal grants to develop a sewer system and to revitalize its business district.<ref>{{Cite web |title=White Stone Revitalization |url=https://www.northernneck.us/white-stone-revitalization/ |access-date=March 19, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 27, 2016 |title=Looking Forward in White Stone |url=https://www.rd.usda.gov/newsroom/success-stories/looking-forward-white-stone |access-date=March 19, 2023 |website=Rural Development |language=en}}</ref>
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