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

Quiyoughcohannock Indians

Photographed by Laura Troy, September 23, 2007

1. Quiyoughcohannock Indians Marker

Inscription. The Quiyoughcohannocks were one of the first Virginia Indian groups the English encountered in 1607 after landing at Jamerstown. Situated primarily in present-day Surry County, the Quiyoughcohannocks had four villages in the region likely east of Upper Chippokes Creek. The Quiyoughcohannocks in 1608/1609 escorted Nathaniel Powell and Anas Todkill southward in an unsuccessful attempt to locate survivors of the Roanoke Colony. The English observed a part of a ritual initiation into manhood, the huskanaw, at a Quiyoughcohannock village in 1608.

Erected 2002 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-137.)

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 year for this entry is 1607.

Location. 37° 6.634′ N, 76° 44.725′ W. Marker is near Surry, Virginia, in Surry County. It is on Colonial Trail East (Route 10) north of Highgate Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Surry VA 23883, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow

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flies: A Final Resting Place for Six Unknown Colonists (approx. half a mile away); Lower Surry Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hog Island (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bacon’s Castle (approx. one mile away); 1701 Barn (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Smokehouse (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Slave & Tenant House (approx. 1.3 miles away); Lawne’s Creek Church (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Surry.

Quiyoughcohannock Indians Marker K-137 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Forest McDermott, July 24, 2008

2. Quiyoughcohannock Indians Marker K-137

The Mount Nebo Baptist Church is on the right behind the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. This page has been viewed 4,611 times since then and 172 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 23, 2007, by Laura Troy of Burke, Virginia. 2. submitted on July 9, 2010, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.