Fort Germanna Visitor Center Update

Fort Germanna Visitor Center Update

March 17, 2020 By Germanna Leave a Comment

Due to the continued COVID19 crisis, the Germanna Foundation Visitor Center and Salubria will remain CLOSED until further notice. The staff continue to attend to the work of Germanna and welcome any questions or comments, please contact us or call us at 540-423-1700, Monday-Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

The Seigen Forest trail system continues to remain open 7 days a week, during daylight hours. When visiting the trails, please practice “Leave no Trace” ethos and maintain proper social distancing. If you enjoy the trails, consider donating to the Germanna Foundation to help support their upkeep.

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Tune into our new program on our Facebook page as well as our YouTube channel called “5 minutes with Germanna,” where we explore a variety of topics and subjects as they relate to Germanna, it’s history and what it takes to run your institution.Due to COVID-19, the Germanna Foundation Visitor Center will be closed to the public until April 23, 2020 per the order of the Virginia governor.

We encourage you to tune into our YouTube channel and watch our past presentations, such as:

Thank you all for your patience and understanding. We wish everyone the best of health and we hope to welcome you back to our normal operations soon.

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The Germanna Foundation tells America’s story of liberty through the frontier experience of her settlers and descendants using archaeological, historical, and genealogical research and interpretation. We are stewards over these important properties:

Fort Germanna Visitor Center campus which includes a Museum, Genealogy Library, the Hitt Archaeology Center, and the Germanna Memorial Garden
Siegen Forest – 170-acre Hiking and Nature Trails along the Rapidan river
1714/1717 Fort Germanna Archaeology Site
Virginia Lt. Gov. Alexander Spotswood’s home “Enchanted Castle” Archaeology Site
1757 Georgian-style Salubria Manor
1800 Peter Hitt Farm

2062 Germanna Highway (Route 3)
Locust Grove, VA 22508
(Next to the Germanna Community College campus)

Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
CLOSED Saturday and Sunday

Advanced reservations are required to use the library. Research time limited to 2 hours.

Masks are required in the Visitor Center at all times. Please maintain 6 feet distance. Limit of 4 people in the library; 5 people in the museum.

Out of town visitors are urged to call us at 540-423-1700 to confirm or to make special arrangements for groups. Please note that Salubria remains CLOSED.

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The Germanna Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to exploring the Colonial Virginia frontier via the historic 1714 Fort Germanna and its German colonists and their descendants.

It conducts archaeological exploration and conservation, genealogical research and publishing, and historic preservation and interpretation.

The Foundation owns and maintains several historic sites and properties, such as Salubria Manor, that were part of or closely connected to the Germanna colonies, the town of Germanna, and the other early colonial Virginia settlements and towns in the Piedmont area of Virginia.