persuasions of economics, and they realized that there just needed to be a centering of activity to further the business climate within the community.” T e three quickly realized they


were going to need more support to be successful. T ey formed a board with over 15 members, and by the end of 1914, the Culpeper County Chamber of Commerce was born.


From manual to mechanization Agriculture was king in Culpeper,


dominating the landscape during this time. It was not uncommon to walk along Davis Street and pass a farmer guiding his raſt er of turkeys, or see a herd of cattle making way towards the depot. It was farmers who largely made up the


Chamber’s membership during its early years. In 1917, in the midst of World War I, the Chamber published an article that respectfully requested farmers “exert all possible eff ort to conserve all crops raised and make special eff orts to can a large amount of vegetables and fruits.” T ey also recommended that the mayor and town


1920s Lightfoot Store on what is now Davis Street.


council take a census of all able-bodied young men who were not permanently employed. Once that list was compiled, they wanted every employer in Culpeper to receive a copy. Farming practices have evolved over


the years. With farmers no longer having to milk cows by hand, fork hay and plow fi elds


CULPEPER STAR EXPONENT, GREATER CULPEPER MEMORIES


with a horse, they shiſt ed to using tractors and commercial fertilizers and staying above the mud with rubber tires. Major dairy producing operations were opening on farms, and many individuals were able to leave full-time farm work and fi ll other jobs in town. As the community grew, the Chamber


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