Gloucester is the county seat for Gloucester County
Hayes is in Gloucester County
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The Powhatan chiefdom was a powerful alliance of Native communities in eastern Virginia led by Wahunsenacawh (Chief Powhatan). The Powhatan region had a number of towns where chiefs lived, which the English referred to as Kings’ Houses. . . . — — Map (db m192049) HM
Near this spot was located the early burial ground of the Mann and Page families. Three marble tombs removed from the site in 1980 bore these inscriptions:
Here lyeth ye body of John Mann, gentleman of Gloucester County in Virginia aged 63 . . . — — Map (db m192179) HM
In the 1500s, Wahunsenacawh (Chief Powhatan) inherited political authority over six Native communities in eastern Virginia. By 1607 when the English colonists settled Jamestown, Wahunsenacawh had created a chiefdom that encompassed the 32 . . . — — Map (db m191942) HM
Starting around 2,000 years ago, the population of Native peoples living along the waters of the Chesapeake Bay began to rise significantly and to more extensively shape their surrounding environment through clearing forests and constructing . . . — — Map (db m191986) HM
From 1100 to 1650 Algonquian life revolved around towns located along rivers, including the Powhatan (James), Pamunkey (York), Rappahanock (same name), and Patawomeck (Potomac). Waterways served as transportation corridors, a source of food and . . . — — Map (db m192105) HM
The Powhatan world changed dramatically in the wake of European colonization. Virginia’s Native peoples have responded by innovating and enduring. Their memories of traditional customs and connections to ancestral places continue today.
The . . . — — Map (db m192182) HM
Wingapo (Welcome!) to Machicomoco! For as long as 18,000 years, Native American peoples have lived along Chesapeake’s waterways, and the land surrounding you reflects this deep history. Outside is the Pamunkey (York) River, part of a network of . . . — — Map (db m191902) HM
The Fairfield Foundation is renovating the Timberneck House (c. 1800) as a place for learning, lodging, and exploring Virginia’s Middle Peninsula. As a not-for-profit organization we are dedicated to promoting and involving the public in hands-on . . . — — Map (db m192503) HM
