FIRST -- Marketable Tobacco Crop in Virginia - Jamestown, VA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
N 37° 13.804 W 076° 46.796
18S E 342100 N 4121879
This is one of a series of markers along Jamestown Road.
Waymark Code: WMYF1A
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 06/07/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Zork V
Views: 2

The plaque says, "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."
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group

Date of FIRST: Not listed

More Information - Web URL: Not listed

Visit Instructions:

As a suggestion for your visit log, please make every effort to supply a brief-to-detailed note about your experience at the Waymark. If possible also include an image that was taken when you visited the Waymark. Images can be of yourself, a personal Waymarking signature item or just one of general interest that would be of value to others. Sharing your experience helps promote Waymarking and provides a dynamic history of your adventures.

Search for...
Geocaching.com Google Map
Google Maps
MapQuest
Bing Maps
Nearest Waymarks
Nearest First of its Kind
Nearest Geocaches
Create a scavenger hunt using this waymark as the center point
Recent Visits/Logs:
Date Logged Log User Rating  
Mychell visited FIRST -- Marketable Tobacco Crop in Virginia - Jamestown, VA 11/15/2020 Mychell visited it
bluesnote visited FIRST -- Marketable Tobacco Crop in Virginia - Jamestown, VA 06/07/2018 bluesnote visited it

View all visits/logs