Iron for Corn

Iron for Corn (HMBDH)

Location: Williamsburg, VA 23185
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 12.161', W 76° 44.283'

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For the first years at Jamestown, the English needed food from the natives in order to survive. The Powhatans for their part sought the colonists' commercial goods: iron tools and pots, hatchets and knives, bells and glass beads.

Exchanges could be forceful or friendly. The Powhatans sometimes offered corn and other staples as a gift; at other times, they refused contact, or attacked those who had come to trade.

The English wrote home of successful trading, yet on occasion they stole or raided at gunpoint.
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HM NumberHMBDH
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Placed ByColonial National Historic Park
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Date Added Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 at 9:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 345760 N 4118771
Decimal Degrees37.20268333, -76.73805000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 12.161', W 76° 44.283'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 12' 9.66" N, 76° 44' 16.98" W
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Area Code(s)757, 202
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 79-109 Unnamed Road, Williamsburg VA 23185, US
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