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The English had unknowingly built their small rude settlement just a dozen miles from the center of Powhatan's confederacy ... examining a map of the site made by a Spanish spy in the English ...
Thousands of Confederate symbols are standing in public spaces around the nation despite ongoing efforts to have them removed ...
Report finds more than  2,000 Confederate symbols continue to stand across the U.S. in 2024 MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the ...
For the first time in program history, Powhatan’s boys tennis team reigned supreme over the Cosby Titans. The Titans have had Powhatan’s number even in their best seasons, but not this time ...
So successful was the Lost Cause propaganda campaign that most Americans forgot the true meaning of the Civil War.
POWHATAN COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Affiliates of the Fast Feet Sports Academy in Powhatan County told 8News the academy will close on Friday, March 28. This comes amid an ongoing court case the owner ...
The Powhatan (Pow-a-tan) Indians of eastern Virginia were made up of around 30 towns covering approximately 100 by 100 square miles. They called this land Tesenacommacah, (T-sena- comm-a-cah.) ...
Mississippi celebrates Confederate Memorial Day as a state holiday, one of only a few states to do so. The holiday is observed on the last Monday of April and commemorates Confederate soldiers who ...
POWHATAN, Va. (WRIC) — As March, National Nutrition Month, comes to an end, the Free Clinic of Powhatan (FCP) is promoting whole-body health and healthy habits all year-round. Founded in 2008 ...
the powerful chief of the Powhatan Confederacy of Tidewater Algonquian tribes. "Pocahontas" is a pet name meaning "frolicsome." In 1607, when she was about 12, she first saw the 104 Jamestown ...
The debate has heated up in recent years, with some calling for the removal of Confederate monuments, while others argue they're an important part of our history.
WASHINGTON -- A judge challenging the outcome of his North Carolina Supreme Court race was photographed wearing Confederate military garb and posing before a Confederate battle flag when he was a ...