John Smith's discovery Second of three stories about Capt. John Smith’s journey of discovery up the Rappahannock River. SUNDAY: Cheating death at Stingray Point MONDAY: Arrows fly TODAY: On to Fredericksburg In August 1608, Capt. John Smith sailed up the Rappahannock on a quest to help launch a nation • Story by RUSTY DENNEN • Illustrations by SCOTT CARMINE • Photos by SUZANNE CARR • Modified for Web by ALEX RUSSELL TINGRAY POINT—On calm mornings when the sun is just right, the water off this sandy spit of land at the mouth of the Rappahannock River glistens like a ghost in a sailor’s dream.     Gulls and ospreys squawk as watermen in low-slung boats check their crab pots; high overhead, puffy clouds skitter across the sky as if moved by the hand of God. MORE >>>

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