Midland in Fauquier County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

German Town

Photographed by Roger Dean Meyer, March 3, 2007

1. German Town marker

Inscription. About 1719, five years after they immigrated to Germanna in present-day Orange Co., twelve German families moved here as lot owners of 1,805 acres on Licking Run claimed a year earlier by their trustees, John Fishback, John Hoffman, and Jacob Holtzclaw. Melchoir Brumback, Joseph Coons, Harman Fischback, Peter Hitt, John Kemper, John Joseph Martin, John Jacob Rector, John Spilman, and Tilman Weaver headed the other families. With their pastor, the Rev. Henry Hager, they constituted the first German Reformed congregation in the southern colonies. On 22 Aug. 1724, Thomas Fairfax, proprietor of the Northern Neck, issued them a land grant.

Erected 1995 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number CL-7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 22, 1724.

Location. 38° 37.685′ N, 77° 42.847′ W. Marker is in Midland, Virginia, in Fauquier County. It is at the intersection of Meetze Road and Rogues Road, on the right when traveling south on Meetze Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Midland VA 22728, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Marshall’s Birthplace (approx. 1½ miles away); a different marker also named John Marshall’s Birthplace (approx. 1.6 miles away); John Marshall’s Birthplace Park (approx. 1.9 miles away); Stuart and Mosby (approx. 3.8 miles away); St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (approx. 4.3 miles away); Catlett’s Station (approx. 4.4 miles away); Mosby’s Raid at Catlett’s Station (approx. 4.4 miles away); Stuart's Bivouac (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Midland.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Also see . . . Germanna. (Submitted on July 18, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota.)

Wider view of the German Town Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Roger Dean Meyer, March 3, 2007

2. Wider view of the German Town Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 2,549 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2007, by Roger Dean Meyer of Yankton, South Dakota. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.