Leedstown near Colonial Beach in Westmoreland County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Pissaseck Indians

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 30, 2009

1. Pissaseck Indians Marker

Inscription. The Pissaseck Indians lived along the Rappahannock River, here at Leedstown and in a few other villages in Westmoreland County. They spoke a language derived from the Virginia Algonquian family and were hunters and farmers. The Pissasecks were tributaries of Chief Powhatan, who ruled a political configuration of Indian groups that occupied the coastal plain of Virginia from the James River to the Potomac River. English Capt. John Smith featured the Pissaseck Indians on his Virginia map published in 1612.

Erected 2003 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number J-98.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1612.

Location. 38° 6.683′ N, 77° 0.325′ W. Marker is near Colonial Beach, Virginia, in Westmoreland County. It is in Leedstown. It is on Leedstown Road (County Route 637) just east of Drakes Marsh Drive, on the left when traveling east. It is near the entrance to the Leedstown Campground. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2195 Leedstown Rd, Colonial Beach VA 22443, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Northern Neck.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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 5 miles of this

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marker, measured as the crow flies: Leedstown (a few steps from this marker); John Pratt Hungerford (within shouting distance of this marker); Early Settlement (approx. 3.1 miles away); Layton’s Landing Wharf and Ferry (approx. 3.1 miles away); Saunders’s Wharf (approx. 3.1 miles away); Vauter's Church (approx. 3.8 miles away); Portobacco Indians (approx. 4.3 miles away); Westmoreland Association (approx. 5 miles away).

More about this marker. It was originally placed near 38° 6.698′ N, 77° 0.048′ W. Marker was in Leedstown, Virginia, in Westmoreland County. Marker was on Leedstown Road (County Route 637) west of Resolutions Road (County Route 641), on the right when traveling east. It was reported missing in 2021 and was later replaced just east of the entrance to the Leedstown Campground.

Photographed by Lorie Carneal, February 21, 2024

2. Pissaseck Indians Marker

Pissaseck Indians and Leedstown Markers at Their Original Location image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, August 30, 2009

3. Pissaseck Indians and Leedstown Markers at Their Original Location

Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,429 times since then and 95 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 2, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 2. submitted on March 9, 2024, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3. submitted on September 2, 2009, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.