Mowhemcho-Manakin Town
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N 37° 33.939 W 077° 42.532
18S E 260749 N 4161074
A Virginia historical marker located off Huguenot Trail (Rt. 711).
Waymark Code: WM8JHM
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 04/10/2010
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Near here stood the Monacan Indian town of Mowhemcho, noted on John Smith's map of 1612. The Monacan homeland emcompassed much of Viirginia's Piedmont. In 1670, Indian twonspeople welcomed explorer John Lederer's party with celebratory "volleys of shot." Colonists destroyed the twon and most of the Indian people were killed. French Huguenots settled here in 1700, and Monacan survivors visited them at the site, then called Manakin Twon, to trade. By 1722, the Monacan had moved west, along the James River. Today, the Monacan Indian headquarters is just north of the James, near Lynchburg.
Marker Number: O-3
Marker Title: Mowhemcho~Manakin Town
Marker Location: Midlothian, VA; Rt. 711
County or Independent City: Powhatan
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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