Near Charles City in Charles City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Paspahegh Indians

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 24, 2009

1. Paspahegh Indians Marker

Inscription. Located nearby was the main town of the Paspahegh Indians, tributaries to paramount chief Powhatan. When Jamestown was built in their territory, the Paspahegh consistently resisted the English settlement. In Aug. 1610, George Percy, on orders from Gov. De La Warr (Delaware), destroyed the Paspahegh town and its crops, killing 16 people and capturing the wife and children of chief Wowinchapuncke. On their return to Delaware's ship, the English threw the children overboard and then shot them in the head, and later executed the chief's wife-actions that changed the nature of warfare for the Virginia Indians. Wowinchapuncke was killed in a later skirmish near Jamestown. The remaining Papsahegh left the area by 1611.

Erected 2005 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number V-50.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1610.

Location. 37° 17.503′ N, 76° 55.995′ W. Marker is near Charles City, Virginia, in Charles City County. It is at the intersection of John Tyler Memorial

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Highway (Virginia Route 5) and Wilcox Neck Road ( Route 623), on the right when traveling west on John Tyler Memorial Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charles City VA 23030, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Piney Grove and E. A. Saunders (a few steps from this marker); Sandy Point & Cherry Hall (approx. 2.1 miles away); Paspahegh (approx. 3.8 miles away); Wowinchapuncke (approx. 3.9 miles away); Sherwood Forest (approx. 4.1 miles away); Sturgeon Point & Kennons (approx. 4.1 miles away); Kennon's Landing (approx. 4.1 miles away); Fort Pocahontas (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charles City.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Mt. Zion & Rustic (was approx. 2½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

John Tyler Memorial Highway (facing east). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 24, 2009

2. John Tyler Memorial Highway (facing east).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,820 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.