Moysonec

Moysonec
Mouth of Diacund Creek
Nearest cityLanexa, Virginia
Area190 acres (77 ha)
NRHP reference No.75002026[1]
Added to NRHPJune 20, 1975

Moysonec was a Native American (Powhatan) village on the Chickahominy River in what is now New Kent County, Virginia. The site of the village was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1] Its exact location is not disclosed but described as being in the vicinity of Hicks Island (about three miles up Diascund Creek).[2] A few years later researchers identified the location of the village as being up the river (west) of where Diascund Creek, enters the river.[3] It is notable as the presumed home of natives who captured explorer John Smith in 1607.[4]

Historical marker of the history of Moysonec and Fort James

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Moysonec – DHR". Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  3. ↑ McCary, Ben (Fall 1977). "The John Smith and Zuniga Maps in the Light of Recent Archaeological Investigations Along the Chickahominy River". Archaeology of Eastern North America. 5: 74–75. JSTOR 40914157.
  4. ↑ "Fort James Marker". MarkerHistory.com. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
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