Chickahominy Indians
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N 37° 25.536 W 076° 58.157
18S E 325753 N 4143907
Marker describing the Chickahominy, one of the few tribes below the fall line that was not ruled by Powhatan in the 1600's
Waymark Code: WM84D1
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/25/2010
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"One mile south is the home of descendants of the Chickahominy Indians, a powerful tribe at the time of the settlement of Jamestown. Chickahominies were among the Indians who took Captain John Smith prisoner in December 1607. Currently two state-recognized Chickahominy tribes reside in the area."
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