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Information Panel: Indian Villages and Captain John Smith

Wayside with text about Indian Villages and Caption John Smith in front of a river and trees
Wayside describing Indian Villages and Captain John Smith

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On June 16, 1608, Englishman Captain John Smith and fourteen other men from the Jamestown colony entered the Potomac River aboard a two-ton open barge in search of a glistering metal the [natives] told us they had from Patowmeck. They explored upriver as far as the Great Falls. Along the way, Smith recorded many American Indian villages, which he later included on his map of Virginia.

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Last updated: April 20, 2022