Near Alberta in Brunswick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Fort Christanna

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 21, 2009

1. Fort Christanna Marker

Inscription. 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.

Erected 2001 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number S-66.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1714.

Location. 36° 50.311′ N, 77° 54.791′ W. Marker is near Alberta, Virginia, in Brunswick County. It is at the intersection of Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) and Christanna Highway (Virginia Route 46), on the right when traveling

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north on Boydton Plank Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Alberta VA 23821, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Virginia,

specifically in the Piedmont,

and in Southside Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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 markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Old Brunswick Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Nellie Pratt Russell (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Southside Virginia Community College (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rev. Jesse C. Byrd D.D. (approx. 2 miles away); Oak Grove School (approx. 2 miles away); Saint Paul’s Chapel School (approx. 2.7 miles away); Danieltown (approx. 5.3 miles away); Sturgeon Creek (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alberta.

Other markers no longer nearby. Old Brunswick Courthouse (was a few steps from this marker but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Southside Virginia Community College (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Boydton Plank Road (facing north). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 21, 2009

2. Boydton Plank Road (facing north).

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,327 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.