Near Providence Forge in New Kent County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Chickahominy Indians

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 7, 2009

1. Chickahominy Indians Marker

Inscription. 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.

Erected 1998 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W-22.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1607.

Location. 37° 25.537′ N, 76° 58.158′ W. Marker is near Providence Forge, Virginia, in New Kent County. It is at the intersection of Pocahontas Trail (U.S. 60) and Tsena Road, on the right when traveling east on Pocahontas Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Providence Forge VA 23140, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Peninsula

and in Coastal Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Destruction of Chickahominy Indian Towns (a few steps from this marker); State Game Farm (approx. 1.4 miles away); Chickahominy Water Trail (approx. 2.2 miles away); Fort James (approx. 3 miles

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away); Piney Grove (approx. 3.7 miles away); Piney Grove and Southalls (approx. 3.7 miles away); Binns Hall (approx. 4 miles away); Tyree's Plantation (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Providence Forge.

Also see . . .
1. Chickahominy Tribe. (Submitted on November 10, 2021.)
2. Chickahominy Tribe. Encyclopedia Virignia (Submitted on November 10, 2021.)

3. Chickahominy people. Wikipedia (Submitted on November 10, 2021.)

Chickahominy Indians Marker facing east on US 60. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 7, 2009

2. Chickahominy Indians Marker facing east on US 60.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,715 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.