downtown culpeper was one of the communities most affected by the august 23, 2011 virginia earthquake. several buildings along main street and east davis street suffered severe damage, and some have been condemned. the earthquake led to the temporary evacuation of the packard campus for audio-visual conservation. at the time it was hosting a town hall event for u.s. senator mark warner. in 2014 the museum of culpeper history moved into the town's historic train depot.