Germanna was a German settlement in the Colony of Virginia, settled in two waves, first in 1714 and then in 1717. Virginia Lieutenant Governor Alexander...

6″N 77°29′34.8″W / 38.231833°N 77.493000°W / 38.231833; -77.493000 Germanna Community College (GCC) is a community college in Virginia with campuses...

Grove. Germanna: Outlined by the Rapidan River the area is bordered by Flat Run and Culpeper County. This area includes Germanna Ford, the Germanna Visitor...

States Durman, George W. "Current Virginia Counties & Independent Cities". Germanna Colonies. Retrieved January 31, 2012. King, Lauren. "What's in a name?...

economic growth of the colony by founding the metallurgical settlements of Germanna; introduced the juridical instrument of habeas corpus; and introduced the...

1714: Natchitoches – French 1714: Germanna, Virginia – Germans from Hessen-Nassau 1716: Natchez – French 1717: Germanna, Virginia – Germans from Baden-Württemberg...

the employ of Governor Alexander Spotswood and the mining settlement of Germanna for a 1,805-acre (7 km2) parcel of land in modern southern Fauquier County...

fight Lee. On May 4, Grant led the army from his headquarters towards Germanna Ford. They crossed the Rapidan unopposed. On May 5, the Union army attacked...

Lee's supply lines at about the same time. Crossing the Rapidan River via Germanna and Ely's Fords, the Federal infantry concentrated near Chancellorsville...

power at the time of the first settlement at Germanna. In 1721, twelve German families departed Germanna to found Germantown. They were swiftly replaced...