Near Lawrenceville 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 U-90.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • Native Americans • 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° 43.552′ N, 77° 51.144′ W. Marker is near Lawrenceville, Virginia, in Brunswick County. Marker is on Christanna Highway (Virginia Route 46) 0.7 miles south of Iron Bridge Road (County Road 715), on the right when traveling

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south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 14526 Christanna Hwy, Lawrenceville VA 23868, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Site of Fort Christanna (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Colonial Dames of America Monument (approx. 1.3 miles away); Governor Alexander Spotswood (approx. 1.3 miles away); Fort Christanna: Established 1714 (approx. 1.3 miles away); Native Americans and Fort Christanna (approx. 1.3 miles away); Fort Christanna Historical Site (approx. 1.3 miles away); Hospital and School of the Good Shepherd (approx. 2.1 miles away); Brunswick County Courthouse (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lawrenceville.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 27, 2021

2. Fort Christanna Marker

Christanna Highway (facing south) at its former location. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, June 21, 2009

3. Christanna Highway (facing south) at its former location.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,395 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 22, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 2. submitted on August 28, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on June 22, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.