Germanna Site
- Address: 2062 Germanna Hwy
- Vicinity: Next to the Germanna Community College-Locust Grove campus
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1714/04/00 | Alexander Spotswood | Owner | First Colony of 42 persons from the Siegerland area in Germany arrive in Virginia along the banks of the Rapidan River to work for Alexander Spotswood. | |||
| 1717/00/00 | Alexander Spotswood | Owner | Second Germanna Colony of twenty families are brought from the Palatinate, Baden and Wurttemberg area of Germany. | |||
| 1720/00/00 | Alexander Spotswood | Owner | Privy Council grants Alexander Spotswood 86,000 acres (350km2) in the newly created Spotsylvania County. | |||
| 1736/01/07 | Alexander Spotswood | Owner | Stolen or strayed from Massaponax, a small bright Bay horse with a black main, no brand, paces slow, has a hitch in his walk. Whoever brings it to the New Post, Col Spotswood's Iron Works or Germanna, shall receive a handsome reward. - Virginia Gazette | |||
| 1756/05/06 | John Maxwell Spotswood | Died | Colonel John Spotswood dies. He is buried in the Memorial Garden adjoining the Germanna Foundation Visitor Center. |
| Particulars for Germanna Site: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Area of Significance | Exploration-settlement |
| Cultural Affiliation | German-American |
| Criteria | Information Potential |
| Area of Significance | Landscape Architecture |
| Area of Significance | Military |
| Historic Use | Secondary structure |
| Sight Category | Site |
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