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}}[[Image:SL-germanna-jubilee-2.jpg|SL-germanna-jubilee-2.jpg]]<br><br> German colonists came to the Virginia wilderness in 1714, sponsored by Governor Spotswood, hoping to have them mine silver. Those 42 pioneers were followed by 20 families in 1717. The First Colony came from the Siegerland area in Germany, and the Second from the Palatinate and Baden-Wuerttemberg area of Germany. Other families joined later. | }} | ||
[[Image:SL-germanna-jubilee-2.jpg|SL-germanna-jubilee-2.jpg]]<br><br> German colonists came to the Virginia wilderness in 1714, sponsored by Governor Spotswood, hoping to have them mine silver. Those 42 pioneers were followed by 20 families in 1717. The First Colony came from the Siegerland area in Germany, and the Second from the Palatinate and Baden-Wuerttemberg area of Germany. Other families joined later. | |||
=== Germanna Foundation === | === Germanna Foundation === | ||