In 1714, Governor Spotswood built TWO pentagonal forts to secure the frontiers of Virginia – Fort Christanna and Fort Germanna. Archaeologists at Fort Christanna have discovered all five corners of their pentagon, and have shown that each was 300 feet long. Since both forts were built at the direction of Governor Spotswood, it’s a safe […]
Ft Germanna Ceremony – Video and Photos
On Thursday, October 3, 2013 in front of the Germanna Foundation Visitor Center in Locust Grove, Virginia, Richard V. Hurley, President of the University of Mary Washington, and J. Marc Wheat, President of the Germanna Foundation, signed agreements for cooperation between the two institutions to transfer the 62-acre Fort Germanna and Enchanted Castle archaeological site […]
Fort Germanna Transfer Signing Ceremony – October 3
World-renowned chief Jamestown archaeologist William Kelso has written that, “I have always thought the Fort Germanna/Enchanted Castle site ranks among the most significant historical archaeological sites certainly in Virginia and arguably in the nation. The establishment of both Jamestown and Germanna forts were historically pivotal.” Please be our honored guest at a momentous occasion in […]
Germanna Foundation acquires fort, castle
From the Culpeper Star Exponent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 By Rhonda Simmons [email protected] (540) 825-0771 ext. 125 After three years of negotiations, the University of Mary Washington Board of Visitors recently voted to transfer ownership of the Fort Germanna/Enchanted Castle site located along the Route 3 corridor in Orange County to the Germanna Foundation, according to foundation […]
Fort Germanna site transferred to Germanna Foundation
Written by Germanna Foundation President J. Marc Wheat: It is a moving experience in an American’s life to travel to a special place and say with pride and gratitude, “this is where our family became American.” For over half a century, descendants of the explorers and colonists who became American at Germanna have found their […]