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Fort Christanna
Eastview Dr,
VA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 44' 30.345504",
-77° 51' 13.120992"
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Virginia State
Historical Marker
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Nearby to the south stood Fort Christanna, a wooden structure built in 1714 under the auspices of Alexander Spotswood and the Virginia Indian Company. Members of the Meiponsky, Occaneechi, Saponi, Stuckenock, and Tutelo Indian tribes lived within the fort and built a nearby settlement. The fort included a frontier trading post and the English operated a school to educate and convert the Indians to Christianity there. The Virginia Indian Company was dissolved in 1717; funding for the garrison ceased the next year. By 1740 the Indian groups no longer lived at the fort but had migrated to other areas nearby in the region.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Fort Christanna Virginia Map
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