Gloucester in Gloucester County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Indian Princess Pocahontas
1595 - 1616
Photographed By Beverly Pfingsten, April 18, 2008
1. Indian Princess Pocahontas Marker
1595 - 1616
of
Weromocomoco
Wicomico
Gloucester County
Virginia
Sculpture by Adolf Sehring
A.D.1994
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Native Americans • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1994.
Location. 37° 24.983′ N, 76° 32.247′ W. Marker is in Gloucester, Virginia, in Gloucester County. Marker is at the intersection of Business US 17 and Belroi Road, in the median on Business US 17. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gloucester VA 23061, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Cappahosic (a few steps from this marker); Boutetourt #7 A.F. & A.M. Lodge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gloucester Courthouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); In Memoriam John Clayton (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Birdsall Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); To the Confederate Dead of Gloucester (approx. 0.4 miles away); A Sacred Place (approx. half a mile away); Court House (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gloucester.
Regarding Indian Princess Pocahontas. This plaque features a factual error -- Pocahontas was not a princess. While she was the daughter of a chief, it is inaccurate to consider
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Also see . . . Pocahontas. Wikipedia article (Submitted on December 25, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Photographed By Beverly Pfingsten, April 18, 2008
2. Pocahontas Statue
Photographed By Beverly Pfingsten, April 18, 2008
3. Another view of statue
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, February 16, 2015
4. Pocahontas, age 21, 1616
This portrait of Pocahontas (Matoaks) after a 1616 engraving by Simon van de Passe hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC.
Ætatis suæ 21. Ao. 1616.
Matoaks als Rebecka daughter to the mighty Prince Powhatan Emperour of Attanoughkomouck als Virginia converted and baptized in the Chriƒtian faith, and Wife to the worʰ. Mr Tho: Rolff.
“Pocahontas, the Indian princess who allegedly saved the life of English colonist John Smith, survives and flourishes as an example of an early American heroine. While Smith may have embellished the story of his rescue, the importance of Pocahontas to relations between colonists and Native Americans is undisputed. Following her conversion to Christianity and marriage to Englishman John Rolfe, Pocahontas journeyed to England with her family to demonstrate the ability of new settlers and native tribes to coexist in the Virginia colony. While in England, Pocahontas sat for her portrait, which was later engraved. That print served as the basis for this later portrait. The painter included an inscription beneath the likeness, copied from the engraving, but through an error in transcription it misidentifies her husband as Thomas, the name given to their son.” — National Portrait Gallery
Ætatis suæ 21. Ao. 1616.
Matoaks als Rebecka daughter to the mighty Prince Powhatan Emperour of Attanoughkomouck als Virginia converted and baptized in the Chriƒtian faith, and Wife to the worʰ. Mr Tho: Rolff.
“Pocahontas, the Indian princess who allegedly saved the life of English colonist John Smith, survives and flourishes as an example of an early American heroine. While Smith may have embellished the story of his rescue, the importance of Pocahontas to relations between colonists and Native Americans is undisputed. Following her conversion to Christianity and marriage to Englishman John Rolfe, Pocahontas journeyed to England with her family to demonstrate the ability of new settlers and native tribes to coexist in the Virginia colony. While in England, Pocahontas sat for her portrait, which was later engraved. That print served as the basis for this later portrait. The painter included an inscription beneath the likeness, copied from the engraving, but through an error in transcription it misidentifies her husband as Thomas, the name given to their son.” — National Portrait Gallery
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 1996
5. Bust of Pocahontas at the National Hall of Fame for Famous American Indians, Anadarko, OK
Pocahontas
Powhatan ---1595 to 1617
Noted as the Angel of Mercy who saved the starving colonists of Jamestown, Virginia
Sculptor: Kenneth F. Campbell
Donor: National Society of the Colonial Dames XVII Century
Powhatan ---1595 to 1617
Noted as the Angel of Mercy who saved the starving colonists of Jamestown, Virginia
Sculptor: Kenneth F. Campbell
Donor: National Society of the Colonial Dames XVII Century
Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 6,829 times since then and 107 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 1, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 4. submitted on October 26, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 5. submitted on May 5, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
