C. T. Suddeth

Powhatan Capitol: Werowocomoco (chief’s town) was a Mattaponi village, Wahunsenaca, Pocahontas’s father, was chief of the Powhatan confederacy. The village was located on the York River. After 4 centuries, it was abandoned in 1609 because of danger from the English at nearby Jamestown. It was also Pocahontas’s birthplace. It now belongs to the National Park Service.