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

Patawomeck People at Belle Plains

Photographed by Kevin W., August 15, 2014

1. Patawomeck People at Belle Plains Marker

Inscription. The Creek provided fish for centuries for the Patawomeck people who in turn taught the colonists to fish to survive, to plant vegetables hitherto unknown to the English and to hunt in the forests. A surviving remnant of the Patawomeck became commercial fishermen in the 19th Century and their descendants today continue to work as watermen. Thus, many Patawomeck words have been incorporated permanently into the English language.

Erected 2014 by Stafford County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 38° 20.488′ N, 77° 20.106′ W. Marker is near Stafford, Virginia, in Stafford County. It is on Belle Plains Road (County Route 604). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fredericksburg VA 22405, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area,

in Northern Virginia,

and in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Crow's Nest (approx. 2 miles away); Crow's Nest Natural Area Preserve / Virginia’s State Natural Area Preserves (approx. 2 miles away); John Smith Explores the Chesapeake (approx. 2.1 miles away); Union Redoubt No. 3 (approx. 2.2 miles away); Union Redoubt # 3 (approx. 2.4 miles away); Battle of Aquia Landing

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(approx. 2.9 miles away); Aquia Landing (approx. 2.9 miles away); Mason's Homestead (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stafford.

Photographed by Kevin W., August 15, 2014

2. Patawomeck People at Belle Plains Marker

View of the marker (on left) facing Old Landing Point.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 899 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 15, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.