Cinquoteck

Cinquoteck is a former Mattaponi village, on the site of what today is the town of West Point, Virginia in the United States.[1][2]

it is the Birthplace of Pocahontas according to Mattaponi and Pamunkey Oral History.

Cinquoteck was the primary town of Opechancanough, a chief of the Powhatan Confederacy and brother of its Emperor Powhatan.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Celebrating West Point's Heritage - Week 8 - Native Americans". West Point Chamber of Commerce.
  2. ↑ "History Timeline". Historical Society of West Point, Virginia.
  3. ↑ Harris, Malcolm. Old New Kent County. p. 574.
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