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Castles and Courthouses: Creating an Interactive Self-Guided Tour of Germanna (2023)
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This is a poster submission presented at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Originally founded by Alexander Spotswood as a small German settlement in 1714, Germanna quickly grew into an active frontier town in Virginia. By the mid-18th century, Fort Germanna, Alexander Spotswood’s home (known as the Enchanted Castle), and a bustling town with a courthouse had all resided in the area at one point or another. In addition to these structures, various groups of...