that included a tavern and a few support buildings. Today’s Kilmarnock is a well established residential and business community with almost every amenity and service available. Whether you live in or near Lancaster County or are vacationing close by—you’ll find everything you need or want right here. Kilmarnock offers some of the very best and most diverse shopping on the Northern Neck. It is also home to Rappahannock General Hospital which is a celebrated full service non-profit hospital. A monumental “Main Street” revitaliza-
Great shopping in the Steptoe district in downtown Kilmarnock.
welcoming place that has cultivated its own distinctive brand of comfortable tidewater charm with a touch of uptown country chic.
Kilmarnock— At one time Kilmarnock was known as “the Crossroads.” As its name implies, it was primitive at best and little more than intersecting paths
tion was undertaken in 2006, which has added boat loads of charm to Kilmarnock’s downtown areas. “Steptoe’s District” was also formally designated during this time and derives its name from the original tavern district in Kilmarnock. An assort- ment of boutiques, clothing stores, jewelers, grocers, gourmet foods and wine, oriental rugs, lighting showrooms, fine home décor, restaurants, a host of professional services and more abound in Kilmarnock. Virtually anything at all pertaining to life and living well can be obtained here. The surnames of Kilmarnock’s earliest
entrepreneurs, distinguished citizens and educators are names we still recognize to this very day as their descendents have carried on their family legacies. The first recorded use of the name Kilmarnock was in 1778. It was officially incorporated as a town in 1930 and continues as a dynamic community with its own Scottish festival and Farmer’s Market.
Closing Words
It is impossible to detail all that Lancaster County is and has to offer visitors and residents alike. People who are from here and people who have come here, all share the love of community and the quality of life that they have cultivated together. It is evident to me and I hope to you, by now, that Lancaster County is a place of “firsts.” A host of historic sites, fabulous museums, world class resorts, sporting activities of every sort, seafood festivals, farmers markets, fresh local seafood, a rich agricultural legacy, wineries, Virginia’s first state park and more await you! If you haven’t already, you should definitely make the trek to Lancaster County and find out why it still remains a favorite gathering place for friends and family from far and wide, after all these years. Here, we are all Kings! H
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