Capahosic is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Gloucester County, in the
U. S. state
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of
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...
.
In 1607, following
John Smith's
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The majority of John Smith's sales are of the nitrogenated Extra Smooth ...
release from captivity, Chief
Powhatan
Powhatan people () are Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands who belong to member tribes of the Powhatan Confederacy, or Tsenacommacah. They are Algonquian peoples whose historic territories were in eastern Virginia.
Their Powh ...
would give him the village of Capahosic and hold him in esteem as his son, naming him "''Nantaquod''".
See also
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Cappahosic House
Cappahosic House, also known as Baytop House and Cappahosic Ferry House, is a historic home located near Gloucester, Gloucester County, Virginia. It was built in around 1751, and is a two-story, three bay brick dwelling in the Georgian style. ...
References
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Unincorporated communities in Virginia
Unincorporated communities in Gloucester County, Virginia
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