Pocahontas
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N 37° 13.804 W 076° 46.796
18S E 342100 N 4121879
A marker noting the life accomplishments of Matoaka, better known to many as Pocahontas.
Waymark Code: WMBJ27
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 05/24/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member flyingmoose
Views: 16

The text of the marker reads:
"V-45 Pocahontas - Matoaka, nicknamed Pocahontas ("mischievous one"), the daughter of Powhatan, was born about 1597. She served as an emissary for her father and came to Jamestown often in 1608. In 1613, Samuel Argall kidnapped Pocahontas while she visited the Patawomecks on the Potomac River. Argall hoped to exchange her for English prisoners and brought her to Jamestown. During lengthy negotiations, Pocahontas married John Rolfe in 1614, credited with developing Virginia's first marketable tobacco crop. Pocahontas took the baptismal name Rebecca. In 1616, she traveled with Rolfe and their son, Thomas, to England where King James 1 and Queen Anne received her. She died at Gravesend, England, in March 1617. Department of Historic Resources, 2003."
Marker Number: V-45

Marker Title: V-45 Pocahontas

Marker Location: Roadside on Jamestown Road

County or Independent City: Jamestown, Virginia

Web Site: [Web Link]

Marker Program Sponsor: Virginia Department of Historic Resources

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