Virginia Beach, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Chesapeake Indians
By Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013
1. Chesapeake Indians Marker
In 1585, two towns of the Chesapeake Indians
called Apasus and Chesepiooc were visited by the
English Roanoke expedition and later included in
Theodor De Bry's map of Virginia. Archaeological
research conducted in the Great Neck neighborhood
in the 1970s and 1980s yielded evidence of continual
habitation for at least one thousand years before
1600 A.D. Several house sites were found, along
with part of a palisade, pottery, trash pits, shell
beads, and stone tools. The remains of 64 Chesapeake
Indians from the Great Neck site were reburied
by members of the Nansemond Indian tribe at
nearby First Landing State Park in 1997.Erected 2008 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number KV-13.)
Location. 36° 53.937′ N, 76° 3.8′ W. Marker is in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Marker is on Thomas Bishop Lane near North Great Neck Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Virginia Beach VA 23454, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured
By Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013
2. Chesapeake Indians Marker looking north on Thomas Bishop Lane
Categories. • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers •
By Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013
3. Chesapeake Indians Marker looking south along Thomas Bishop Lane
Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2018. This page originally submitted on October 24, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 365 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 27, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
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