10 Ancient Structures in Virginia No One Can Explain

A church whose own bricks can't agree on when it was built. A fort everyone swore the river had swallowed. Ditches in the woods older than Columbus. Virginia is where English America began, but some of its oldest places still don't have clear answers. In this video we count down 10 ancient structures and sites across Virginia: what they were, what changed, how they fell, and what you can still see today. Several of them you can visit. CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 01:09 #10 Fort Christanna 03:12 #9 Spotswood's Enchanted Castle 05:20 #8 The Jamestown Church Tower 07:11 #7 Bacon's Castle 09:06 #6 The Martinsville Fish Dam 11:21 #5 Wolf Creek Indian Village 13:09 #4 St. Luke's Church 15:14 #3 James Fort and the Girl Called Jane 17:26 #2 The Great Dismal Swamp 19:56 #1 Werowocomoco 22:39 Which one would you visit? Which of these would you most like to see in person? Tell us in the comments. Subscribe to Timeless Virginia for more stories of Virginia's history, one place at a time. SOURCES Virginia Department of Historic Resources, National Park Service (Historic Jamestowne, Colonial National Historical Park), Jamestown Rediscovery, Smithsonian Magazine, Preservation Virginia, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Archaeology Magazine, Wikipedia and local historical societies. CREDITS Historic images: Wikimedia Commons (public domain and Creative Commons works), Library of Congress (Historic American Buildings Survey), New York Public Library, National Park Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Theodor de Bry engravings (1590). Video: Pixabay, Pexels, National Park Service. Music: CapCut music library. #Virginia #VirginiaHistory #History