Germanna Memorial Circle - Locust Grove VA - Donated Engraved Bricks and Pavers on Waymarking.com

The terrace of the Germanna Memorial Garden in Locust Grove, VA is paved with memorial granite stones honoring the German immigrants of the first Germanna colonies and their descendants. The circular layout of the pavers surrounds the grave of John Spotswood, son of Alexander Spotswood who employed the German settlers and built Fort Germanna to house and protect them in the early 18th century.

The Memorial Garden and Visitor Center are run by the Germanna Foundation.

From the archival files of RootsWeb, this notice (in part) from the Germanna Foundation president was posted in 2002:

The granite pavers will fill the inside of the Memorial Circle. We have two ways to purchase them. We have a large chart that will go on the wall in the library overlooking the Circle. It has representations of the pavers in the circle and you can have your name inscribed on the chart for $20.00 each paver. Or if you would like to have the actual paving stone engraved with a name you can have that for $100. Either way your memorial stone becomes a permanent part of the fabric of Germanna. The Chart will remain on the wall in the library for future generations to see. Sincerely, Thom Faircloth President The Germanna Foundation

Addtional resource:

• The Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia, Inc.

Setting of your bricks:: Other, please specify in your description Name of Display: Germanna Memorial Garden Approximate number of bricks in display: 250± Name on One Brick: John Jacob Rector (one of the settlers with the first Germanna Colony of 1714)

Visit Instructions:
Please choose a name and provide a close-up of it. Maybe it's one of your relatives or someone with the same name or just the closest one you see. Your choice.

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