Powhatan

He enjoyed a feast and a long talk with Powhatan.

Powhatan did not reappear until the afternoon of the 25th.

Smith included this translation of Powhatan's questions in his writings.

Of course, Powhatan's interpreter could not be expected to have a word for England.

"Powhatan" was also the name used by the natives to refer to the river where the town sat at the head of navigation.

Powhatan sent food to the English, and was instrumental in helping the newcomers survive.

Powhatan's people were known to live in wigwams made of saplings.

As he was unaware that Powhatan would not be available, he included it in his plans.

In addition to killing settlers, the Powhatan burned houses and crops.

Powhatan insisted that the English either stay in their fort or leave Virginia.

Smith also reported a pidgin form of Powhatan, but almost nothing is known of it.

By the late 16th century, the Powhatan Confederacy had formed in the area.

Four years later, 66 men died in a mine fire near Powhatan, just south of Shadyside.

Lee had been waiting for the knock on the door of the suite at the Powhatan House.

Smith became the first Englishman to meet the paramount chief, Powhatan.

Smith forgives Powhatan, and gives the play's final speech, predicting a great future for the new country that will form in this land.

He was, therefore, unbound, and Powhatan soon showed him that he had nothing to fear.

When Democrats gained control of the county one year later, the seat moved again, this time to the rising commercial center at Powhatan.

As spring arrives, Powhatan realizes the English do not intend to leave.

The expedition had little chance to be successful in any case; without the support of the guns on Powhatan, it was completely impotent.

The route begins at Highway 117 and runs southeast to Powhatan.

Fourth ship of the name, she was commissioned as a troop transport and renamed Powhatan in 1917.

The English quickly realized how highly the Powhatan peoples valued copper.

Henry took a hatchet and some copper with him and gave it to Powhatan.

The site, experts said, fit English descriptions of the topography around Powhatan's central village.