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Portobacco Indians
Tidewater Trl,
VA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
38° 5' 55.257864",
-77° 4' 56.638236"
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Virginia State
Historical Marker
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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 1650s, 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.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Portobacco Indians Virginia Map
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