Werowocomoco

USA / Virginia / Gloucester Courthouse /

archaeological site, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, interesting place

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Virginia's first known capital was Werowocomoco, the "seat" of the Native American chief we know today as Powhatan. Werowocomoco was located on modern Purtan Bay, on the north bank of the York River in Gloucester County, 10 miles upstream from Yorktown, Virginia.

www.virginiaplaces.org/vacities/werowocomoco.html

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werowocomoco

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Coordinates: 37°24'32"N 76°39'38"W

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Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse 125 km
Battle of Chancellorsville 134 km
Battle of the Wilderness 141 km
Aerojet Propellant Lab 151 km
Battle of Kelly's Ford 159 km
Manassas National Battlefield Park 179 km

York River State Park 4.8 km
Skimino Landing Estates 6.1 km
Camp Peary (a.k.a. "The Farm") - CIA Training Facility 8.4 km
Toano, Virginia 12 km
James City County, Virginia 13 km
Gloucester County, Virginia 15 km
Ford's Colony 16 km
York County, Virginia 22 km
New Kent County, Virginia 31 km
King and Queen County, Virginia 39 km

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