His Order of the Knights of the Horseshoe had a fleeting existence, but the Vision of the West lived on.

Frontier folk in growing numbers were encouraged to make their way from tidewater to the foot of the Blue Ridge.

Spotsylvania and King George were names given to new counties in the Piedmont in honor of the Governor and the sovereign.

German craftsmen, who had been sent over by Queen Anne--vine-dressers and ironworkers--were settled on Spotswood's own estate above the falls of the Rapidan.

The little town of Germanna sprang up, famous for its smelting furnaces.
To his country seat in Spotsylvania, Alexander Spotswood retired when he laid down the office of Governor in 1722.