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SnapshotWarrenton, Fauquier County's seat of government and largest incorporated town, was named after a popular school in the area, the Warren Academy. Gen. Joseph Warren was responsible for sending Paul Revere on his ride into history during the Revolutionary War. Warren died in 1775 at Bunker Hill.
At the heart of Warrenton's Old Town sits the County Courthouse and other historic buildings housing other county offices. Main Street in Old Town has been undergoing a renaissance of sorts, as older buildings receive facelifts and new shops and restaurants open. New parks also are finding a place in Warrenton.
Warrenton has a strong ecological and environmental conscience; it is a designated Tree City USA and a Chesapeake Bay Partner community. And one can't forget Warrenton's place in history either. Its historic residential district comprises homes built before the Civil War. One of the most famous town residents was Confederate Col. John Singleton Mosby, the "Gray Ghost" of the Confederate cavalry.
When Warrenton's Mosby Foundation completes its restoration of the Mosby home, the property will house a museum as well as serve as the location for the county's new visitors' center and Chamber of Commerce offices.
Public Schools (Warrenton)C.M. Bradley Elementary (K-5), 540.347.6130;
Brumfield Elementary (K-5), 540.347-6180;
P.B. Smith Elementary (K-5), 540.347.6150;
Taylor Middle School (6-8), 540.347.6140;
Warrenton Middle (6-8), 540.347.6160;
Fauquier High School (9-12), 540.347.6100
Private Schools (Warrenton)Boxwood (3-8 yrs., Montessori School), 540.347.1679; St. John's School (pre-school through 8), 540.347.2458; Fresta Valley (pre-school through 12), 540.346.1929; Highland (K-12), 540.347.1221
Other Private SchoolsFoxcroft (boarding school for girls, grades 9-12), Middleburg, 540.687.5555; Hill School (K-8) Middleburg, 540.687.5897; Notre Dame Academy (9-12), Middleburg, 540.687.5581; Wakefield School, (K-12), The Plains, 540.253.5393
Community College--Assoc. DegreeLord Fairfax Community College, Fauquier Campus, 540.347.1304; Middletown Campus, 540.869.1120
LibrariesFauquier County Public Library: 540.364.4910; Warrenton Main Library: 540.347.8750
Fauquier HospitalFauquier Hospital in Warrenton is the only hospital in the county and the county's largest private employer. The not-for-profit facility provides care to people regardless of their ability to pay. The board of trustees are all community volunteers.
Hospital services include inpatient and outpatient care; maternity services; surgical and 24-hour emergency services; intensive care; and diagnostic testing. The medical lab handles more than 15,000 tests/year and the radiology department performs CT and MRI scans, nuclear medicine studies, mammography, and many other radiologic and intervetional tests.
Regular practitioners number 100 physicians; 40 more doctors have consulting privileges. Disciplines range from family practice to cardiology and other specialities. The hospital ranks well above the national average of 64% of physicians board certified in their area of specialty; at Fauquier the board certified ranking is 98%.
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