Kiskiak Indians

Kiskiak Indians (HM17WR)

Location: Yorktown, VA 23690 York County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 14.311', W 76° 30.475'

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Algonquin-speaking people occupied eastern Virginia when the English landed at Jamestown in 1607. The Kiskiak, one of their chiefdoms allied under the principal chiefdom of Powhatan, was located near here on the banks of Indian Field Creek. John Smith estimated that the Kiskiak village included "around 40-50 fighting men." Although primarily located about 15 miles from Jamestown, the Kiskiak ranged across the Peninsula and up and down the south bank of the York River, known to them by the name Pamunkey.

Encroachment on Indian lands by a growing number of land-hungry European newcomers resulted in conflict as settlement pressed north and west from Jamestown. After participating in the Indian uprising of 1622and ensuing retaliatory acts by the settlers, the Kiskiak abandoned the area in 1629. They moved to the Piankatank River region, leaving their village and the surrounding vicinity that would eventually become York County.
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HM NumberHM17WR
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Year Placed2010
Placed ByYork County
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Date Added Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 at 1:22pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 366247 N 4122397
Decimal Degrees37.23851667, -76.50791667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 14.311', W 76° 30.475'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 14' 18.66" N, 76° 30' 28.50" W
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Area Code(s)757
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 331 Water St, Yorktown VA 23690, US
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