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Samuel Maycock
Maycock Plantation, also known as Maycock's Plantation and Maycox Plantation, among the first plantations on the south side of the James River in Prince George County, Virginia, was settled by Samuel Maycock about 1618 or 1619, during the Colony of Virginia, early Colonial period of Virginia. The former plantation is now part of the James River National Wildlife Refuge, and is located off Flowerdew Hundred Road and James River Drive, Prince George, Virginia. Background Before Jamestown was colonized in 1607, Weyanoke people and earlier Native Americans lived in the area from about 8,000 B.C. in what is now the James River National Wildlife Refuge. Seven archaeological sites show habitation from the Early Archaic (North America), Early Archaic through the Late Woodland periods. Artifacts include stone tools, projectile points, and ceramics. There is evidence of an agricultural culture. Their land was wikt:usurped, usurped by the English colonists. After decades of conflicts, known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powells Creek
Powells or Powell's may refer to: Places * Powell Islands (Powells), Raa Atoll, Maldives Cities, towns, communities * Powells Corners, Ontario, Canada United States * Powells Crossroads, Tennessee * Powells Point, North Carolina * Powellton, California, formerly called Powell's Ranch Watercourses, rivers, creeks * Powell's Creek (Prince George County, Virginia), United States * Powells Creek, a river in Prince William County, Virginia, United States * Powells Creek (Sydney), Australia Mathematics * Powell's method, an algorithm for finding a local minimum of a function * Powell's dog leg method, an iterative optimization Other uses * Powell's Books, a bookstore chain in Portland, Oregon, United States See also * * * Powell (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
