Spot from story of Pocahontas makes historic list: Excavations ongoing at site where Smith met chief Powhatan

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: March 28, 2006| Author: Sonja Barisic | Copyright information

NORFOLK, Va. -- The site of the village where Jamestown leader Capt. John Smith met the powerful Indian chief Powhatan -- and where Smith said the chief's daughter, Pocahontas, saved his life -- has been approved for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, officials said Monday.

Werowocomoco, on Purtan Bay along the York River in Gloucester County, was Powhatan's headquarters when Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, was founded in 1607. Po...

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