Summary
Pocahontas (c. 1595 ¿ bur. March 21, 1617) was a Native American woman who is believed by many to have saved Captain John Smith of Jamestown from execution by her people. She was a daughter of Chief Powhatan, the Indian leader who ruled the Tidewater region of Virginia. Her formal names were Matoaka and Amonute; 'Pocahontas' was a childhood nickname referring to her lighthearted temperament. She married an Englishman, John Rolfe, and went by the name Rebecca while in London, where she became a celebrity in the last year of her life.
Pocahontas (c. 1595 ¿ bur. March 21, 1617) was a Native American woman who is believed by many to have saved Captain John Smith of Jamestown from execution by her people. She was a daughter of Chief Powhatan, the Indian leader who ruled the Tidewater region of Virginia. Her formal names were Matoaka and Amonute; 'Pocahontas' was a childhood nickname referring to her lighthearted temperament. She married an Englishman, John Rolfe, and went by the name Rebecca while in London, where she became a celebrity in the last year of her life.
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Ship 'Pokey' a mainstay for years
For 27 years, the steamboat S.S. Pocahontas would leave Norfolk at 6 a.m. and cross Hampton Roads, stopping at Old Point and Newport News before heading up the James River. She was built of steel and wood at Wilmington, Del., in 1893 for the Virginia...Tags: James City County, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Charles City (Charles City, Virginia), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia)
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Ship 'Pokey' mainstay for years
For 27 years, the steamboat SS Pocahontas would leave Norfolk at 6 a.m. and cross Hampton Roads, stopping at Old Point and Newport News before heading up the James River. She was built of steel and wood at Wilmington, Del., in 1893 for the Virginia...Tags: James City County, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Charles City (Charles City, Virginia), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia)
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'Hampton, My Hampton'
Sylvia "Chris" Bartlett of Hampton composed a school song for Machen Elementary in 1985 when she was a teacher there. More than two decades later, she stood on the stage in Machen's gymnasium, leading students in the anthem. "It was so heartwarming to...Tags: Hampton University, History, Teaching and Learning, Government, National Government
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Cash, cameras taken from Russian women
Three Russian women working in the U.S. for the summer were robbed of cash, paychecks and cameras off Pocahontas Trail on Sunday. The women were walking on Algonquin Trail around 10:30 p.m. when a car pulled to the curb and two women got out, said...Tags: Theft, Auto Trends, Vehicles, Algonquin
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Russian workers robbed by 2 women in JCC
757-247-4760Three women working in the country for the summer were robbed of cash, paychecks and cameras off Pocahontas Trail Sunday night. The women, who police said all hail from Russia, were walking in the 1900 block of Algonquin Trail around 10:30, when a car...Tags: Theft, Vehicles, Algonquin, Williamsburg
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Homicides for the first six months of 2008
247-7838Homicides during the first six months of 2008: Jan. 8: Newport News. Judith Boyle, 47, died from a gunshot wound to the chest in her apartment on Deputy Lane, Denbigh. Her 57-year-old live-in boyfriend, Gary Carter, was later charged with involuntary...Tags: James City County, Arthur Lee, Firearms, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Assault
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Pocahontas show at Disney's Animal Kingdom closing
Sentinel Staff WriterAfter a 10-year run, the live 'Pocahontas and Her Forest Friends' show at Disney's Animal Kingdom will close Sept. 27, Walt Disney World announced Thursday. No immediate replacement is planned for the amphitheater. The Pocahontas character will remain in...Tags: Natural Science, Zoology, Walt Disney World Resort
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Weekend's best bets
The Williamsburg Players will present "The Retreat from Moscow" at 8 p.m. today and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday; 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays July 17-Aug. 3; at the Williamsburg Players' James-York Playhouse, 200 Hubbard...Tags: James City County, Williamsburg
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Play a 'real-life experience'
247-4795Deltaville will mark the 400th anniversary of John Smith's landing at Stingray Point with a historic re-enactment on Thursday and July 19. The play "Stingray Point Story," written by Raynell Smith, director of the Deltaville Maritime Museum, will take...Tags: Deltaville, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), John Smith, Ceremonies, Beach Vacations
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Events This Week
The Virginia GazetteWednesday/9 18th Century Play—``Great Theatrical Disaster of 1790’’ presented at 7:30 p.m. at the Kimball Theatre. Tickets are $12 and $6. Archaeological excavation at the Ravenscroft site—9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. daily,...Tags: Labor Legislation, Libraries and Museums, Jamestown Settlement, Consumers, Transportation
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