Editing Sumerduck, Virginia

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'''Sumerduck''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ʌ|m|ər|d|ʌ|k}} {{respell|SUM|ər|duk}}) is a small unincorporated village located equidistant between [[Fredericksburg, Virginia|Fredericksburg]], [[Culpeper, Virginia|Culpeper]], and [[Warrenton, Virginia|Warrenton]], as it is in [[Fauquier County, Virginia|Fauquier County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Virginia]].

The name was derived from the fact that ducks flocked here in the summer.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UfIyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4QgGAAAAIBAJ&pg=4187%2C5192382 | title=History and legend unlock origins of unusual names | work=The Free Lance-Star | date=July 20, 2003 | accessdate=3 May 2015 | author=Dyson, Cathy | pages=A7}}</ref> Sumerduck is home to the major portion of the [[C.F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area]], with several entrances to the reserve off of the major thoroughfare, VA Route 651.<ref name=VDGIF_CFPWMA>{{cite web |url=https://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wma/cf-phelps/ |title=C.F. Phelps |publisher=Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries |accessdate=January 2, 2017}}</ref> The community is also home to Cider Lab (a small batch, craft cidery),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cider-lab.com/|title=Cider Lab|website=Cider Lab|accessdate=Sep 15, 2020}}</ref> Rogers Ford Farm Winery and Smith's Antiques.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogersfordwine.com/|title=ROGERS FORD FARM WINERY|website=ROGERS FORD FARM WINERY|accessdate=14 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://smithsantiques.net/|title=Smith's Antiques - Welcome to Smith's Antiques - Smith's Antiques &#124; Sumerduck, Virginia, american oak, antique, furniture, tiger oak|website=smithsantiques.net|accessdate=Sep 15, 2020}}</ref>

The [[Sumerduck Historic District]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2009.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Fauquier County, Virginia}}

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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Fauquier County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Virginia]]


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