Portobacco Indians

Portobacco Indians (HM4K4)

Location: Loretto, VA 22509 Essex County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 5.921', W 77° 4.944'

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Along the Rappahannock River near here lived the Portobacco Indians, who may have been part of the Portobaccos of Maryland. After moving to Virginia in the 1650's, they lived here in peace with their Indian neighbors, who spoke a similar dialect and who also were farmers, fishermen, and hunters. In 1683 - 1684 they were joined by the Rappahannocks, creating an Indian "refuge area" on a frontier that was being attacked by the Senecas. The Portobaccos and the Rappahannocks occupied the reservation on the Portobacco Bay until about 1704, when English colonists claiming the land by patent drove them off.

Details

HM Number	HM4K4
Tags	Colonial Era, Native Americans, Events, Settlements and Settlers, Waterways and Vessels
Marker Number	N 19
Year Placed	2001
Placed By	Department of Historic Resources
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 at 4:24pm PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	18S E 317406 N 4218812
Decimal Degrees	38.09868333, -77.08240000
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 38° 5.921', W 77° 4.944'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	38° 5' 55.26" N, 77° 4' 56.64" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	804
Closest Postal Address	At or near 690 US-17, Loretto VA 22509, US
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