Powhatan Stone

Powhatan Stone (HMAI6)

Location: Richmond, VA 23223
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 31.488', W 77° 24.768'

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An old Indian stone removed from and now overlooking "Powhatan Seat" a royal residence of King Powhatan when Captain John Smith and his fellow "Adventurers" made the first permanent English settlement in this country at Jamestown, Virginia 1607.

"Powhatan Seat" was the residence from 1726-1865 of the ancestors of Peter H. Mayo by whose daughters this stone was presented to the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
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HM NumberHMAI6
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Placed ByAssociation for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
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Date Added Saturday, September 6th, 2014 at 9:20pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 286786 N 4155828
Decimal Degrees37.52480000, -77.41280000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 31.488', W 77° 24.768'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 31' 29.28" N, 77° 24' 46.08" W
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Area Code(s)757, 804
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2700-2702 E Grace, Richmond VA 23223, US
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