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Toppahanock Indian Village N25 |
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 Picture courtesy of John Musgrove.
In this region near the Rappahannock River once stood the Rapphannock Indian village of Toppahanock. When John Smith explored this region in 1607 and 1608, he found fourteen Rappahannock villages along both banks of the river. The river was the center of the Rappahannock’s ancestral lands and served as a food source and travel network. The Rappahannock River was formerly known as Opiscatumek. Sometime before 1607, the Rappahannock Indians asserted themselves as the dominant group on the river.
Department of Historic Resources 2000
Route 17 Essex County Virginia.
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