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

Patawomeck Tribe Village

Photographed by J. J. Prats, July 13, 2026

1. Patawomeck Tribe Village Marker

Inscription. The Patawomeck Tribe, members of the Powhatan Confederacy and millennial original residents of Indian Point, greeted Captain John Smith as he sailed up the Potomac River in 1608. Smith viewed the Tribe's palisaded villages, built by the Patawomeck who saved Jamestown in the Starving Time. In 1613 Captain Samuel Argall kidnapped Pocahontas, beloved daughter of Powhatan, while she was visiting the people of her mother—a Patawomeck in this matrilineal society

Erected 2014 by Stafford County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1608.

Location. 38° 23.172′ N, 77° 18.998′ W. Marker is in Stafford, Virginia, in Stafford County. It is on Brooke Road (County Route 608). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stafford VA 22554, 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,

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specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 walking distance of this marker: Steamships, Stages and Slave Trade (approx. ¼ mile away); Early Escape Route (approx. ¼ mile away); Gateway to Freedom (approx. ¼ mile away); Aquia Landing (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Aquia Landing (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Aquia Landing (approx. ¼ mile away); History of the Patawomeck Indians (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Aquia Landing (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stafford.

Photographed by Kevin W., November 4, 2014

2. Patawomeck Tribe Village Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,192 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 14, 2026, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 2. submitted on November 21, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.