Great Neck in Virginia Beach, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Chesapeake Indians
Photographed By Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013
1. Chesapeake Indians Marker
Inscription.
Chesapeake Indians. . 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.
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. It is in Great Neck. 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. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles
2. Chesapeake Indians Marker looking north on Thomas Bishop Lane
Photographed By Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013
3. Chesapeake Indians Marker looking south along Thomas Bishop Lane
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,036 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on October 27, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
