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Werowocomoco. / 37.412; -76.649. Werowocomoco was a village that served as the headquarters of Chief Powhatan, a Virginia Algonquian political and spiritual leader when the English founded Jamestown in 1607. The name Werowocomoco comes from the Powhatan werowans ( weroance ), meaning "leader" in English; and komakah (-comoco), "settlement".
11 de dic. de 2023 · Werowocomoco is an archeological site of an important Indigenous town on the shores of the York River, where Powhatan, the leader of the Powhatan people, lived and met with English settlers. The site is closed to the public while planning efforts are ongoing, but you can learn more about its history, archeology, and significance through videos and maps.
29 de jun. de 2016 · Werowocomoco was the most significant city in the region at the time of the landing of the Jamestown colonists, and had probably been “a place of power” for centuries before 1607, says Martin Gallivan, professor of anthropology at William & Mary.
Werowocomoco was an important Powhatan Indian town before Jamestown was founded, and it was permanently protected by the National Park Service as part of the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. Learn more about the history, archaeology and conservation of this site that reveals the Powhatan culture and its interactions with Jamestown settlers.
Werowocomoco was the seat of power of the Powhatan paramount chiefdom in 1607, when the English colonists met with him at the site. Learn about its history, location, features, and significance from archaeological diggings and the writings of Captain John Smith.
Werowocomoco was abandoned, and the location of the dramatic confrontations between Smith and Powhatan that ensured the English foothold in North America was lost to history.
Werowocomoco was a political and spiritual center of Powhatan's Indian community in the Tidewater region of Virginia in the 1600s. Learn how archeologists, Tribal citizens, and students recovered the site and its history, and how it connects to the history of Jamestown and the United States.
