Historical Marker
Germanna Ford
Historical marker location:
2062 Germanna Hwy, Locust Grove, Virginia
( Marker is on College Drive (Virginia Route 375) 0.2 miles west of Germanna Highway (Virginia Route 3), on the right when traveling east.)
Into the Wilderness. Lee vs. Grant - The 1864 Campaign.
Virginia is known as the "Mother of Presidents" because eight U.S. presidents were born there. Additionally, two more presidents, William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor, were born in what is now Virginia before it became a state.