King William in King William County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Powhatan

— Pamunkey Indian Reservation —

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 23, 2023

1. Powhatan Marker

Inscription. Powhatan, symbol of American tobacco, was a child of Virginia Indians. His daughter Pocahontas wed John Rolfe, who grew the first commercial crop of tobacco in the Jamestown settlement.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 37° 34.524′ N, 77° 0.115′ W. Marker is in King William, Virginia, in King William County. It is on Lay Landing Road 0.2 miles east of Pocahontas Trail (Virginia Route 673), on the left when traveling east. Marker located in front of the Pamunkey Museum & Cultural Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 175 Lay Landing Rd, King William VA 23086, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pamunkey Indian Reservation Archaeological District (within shouting distance of this marker); Princess Pocahontas of Matoaka (approx. 0.3 miles away); Liberation at Cumberland (approx. 2.7 miles away); Henry Armistead (approx. 2.7 miles away); Camp Cumberland (approx. 2.7 miles away); Earliest History of Cumberland Plantation (approx. 2.7 miles away); Cumberland House During the Civil War (approx. 2.7 miles away); A River in View (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in King William.

Also see . . .
1. Powhatan. (Submitted on January 25, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Pamunkey Indian Museum & Cultural Center. (Submitted on January 26, 2023.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 23, 2023

2. Powhatan Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 517 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 25, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.