May 5, 1607The English settlers visited herethe principal village of theQuioughcohanach Indians
This marker is erected byThe Colonel William Allen ChapterN.S.D.A.R.1930
The Quiyoughcohannock Indian village nearby was first visited by English settlers in May, 1607. The first land patent at Claremont was 200 acres granted to George Harrison in 1621. Arthur Allen, who built the house now known as Bacon's Castle, fir…