Historians believe that the figure now more commonly called Pocahontas was born somewhere around 1596 in the part of America now known as Virginia. Her dad was a renowned Native American leader ...

Pocahontas never returned home. She died at outset of her return voyage and was buried in Gravesend, an ancient town on the banks of the Thames Estuary. Pocahontas was buried in the chancel (near ...

Pocahontas County Opera House Caroline Hanson Hello, friends! As winter settled in and our performance schedule took a brief ...

A plague of measles is universal in this county. Happy is he who buried this sorrow with other ills of his childhood. The Methodist church is being fitted up with furniture. A 500-pound bell is on the ...

Q: Why is the story of Smith and Pocahontas of profound importance to us, to American history? Silverman: The Pocahontas story, the Pocahontas myth, has traditionally been told to make Americans ...

But despite the deep historical significance that Pocahontas Island holds in local history — including two houses that used to be stops on the Underground Railroad — it’s still suffered from ...

PETERSBURG—Richard A. Stewart, 79, preserver of Pocahontas Island's Black history, passed away last Thursday. His house that he lived in on 224 Witten St. also served as the Pocahontas Island ...