HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Tuckahoe is a Native American word that may refer to:


Plants and fungi

*''
Peltandra virginica ''Peltandra virginica'' is a plant of the arum family known as green arrow arum and tuckahoe. It is widely distributed in wetlands in the eastern United States, as well as in Quebec, Ontario, and Cuba.Whigham, Dennis F., Robert L. Simpson and Ma ...
'', also called tuckahoe; the rhizome was cooked and used as food by Native Americans *'' Orontium aquaticum'', also called tuckahoe; the seeds and rhizome were used as food by Native Americans *''
Wolfiporia extensa ''Wolfiporia extensa'' (Peck) Ginns (''syn.'' ''Poria cocos'' F.A.Wolf) is a fungus in the family Polyporaceae. It is a wood-decay fungus but has a subterranean growth habit. It is notable in the development of a large, long-lasting underground ...
'', also called tuckahoe; the sclerotium of a fungus used as food by Native Americans and by the Chinese as a medicinal


Buildings in the United States

*
Tuckahoe Plantation Tuckahoe is a Native American word that may refer to: Plants and fungi *'' Peltandra virginica'', also called tuckahoe; the rhizome was cooked and used as food by Native Americans *'' Orontium aquaticum'', also called tuckahoe; the seeds and rh ...
, boyhood home of Thomas Jefferson, Virginia *
Tuckahoe (Jensen Beach, Florida) Tuckahoe, also known as the Leach Mansion or as the Mansion at Tuckahoe, is an historic home located at 1921 North East Indian River Drive in Jensen Beach, Martin County, Florida. The name was thought to be a Native American word for "welcome". ...
or the Leach Mansion, Jensen Beach, Florida


Natural formations in the United States

*
Tuckahoe Bay Tuckahoe Bay is located in Horry County, South Carolina in the Nixonville Quadrangle of South Carolina. It is a Carolina bay, which is similar to a swamp with an oval shape. The bay is next to the Covington Lake and Waterford Plantation subdivi ...
, in South Carolina *
Tuckahoe Creek Tuckahoe Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Choptank River on Maryland's Eastern Shore. It is sometimes (erroneously) referred to as ...
, in Maryland *
Tuckahoe River (disambiguation) Tuckahoe River may refer to: *Tuckahoe River (New Jersey) The Tuckahoe River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 blackwater river in southern New Jersey in ...
*
Tuckahoe Group The Tuckahoe Group is a geologic group in Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Triassic period. See also * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Virginia * Paleontology in Virginia Paleontology in Virginia refers to paleont ...
, geologic group, Virginia


Places in the United States


Maryland

*
Tuckahoe State Park Tuckahoe State Park is a public recreation area located along Tuckahoe Creek in Caroline and Queen Anne's counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, United States. Adkins Arboretum, a garden and preserve maintaining over 600 native plant speci ...
, a public park in Maryland


Missouri

*
Tuckahoe, Missouri Tuckahoe is an unincorporated community in Jasper County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by ...
, an unincorporated community


New Jersey

*
Tuckahoe, New Jersey Tuckahoe is a census-designated place unincorporated community located within Upper Township in Cape May County of New Jersey. History The tuckahoe was pounded into pulp by local Native Americans and used for cooking and baking, as flour ...
, an unincorporated community in Upper Township, Cape May County *
Tuckahoe station (New Jersey) Tuckahoe is a disused train station located in the Tuckahoe section of Upper Township, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. The station was built in 1894 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1984. The Ca ...


New York

*
Tuckahoe (village), New York Tuckahoe is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. One-and-a-half miles long and three-fourths of a mile wide, with the Bronx River serving as its western boundary, the Village of Tuckahoe is approximately sixteen miles north ...
, a village in Eastchester, Westchester County **
Tuckahoe (Metro-North station) Tuckahoe station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line, located in the village of Tuckahoe, New York. It is 16 miles (25.7 km) from Grand Central Terminal and travel time there is approximately 39 minutes. As of ...
, a railroad station in the village ** Tuckahoe Union Free School District, a public school district that serves the village **
Tuckahoe High School Tuckahoe High School is a historic high school located in Eastchester, Westchester County, New York. It was built in 1930–1931, and is a three-story brick building with Aztec-inspired cast stone trim in the Art Deco style. The front facade is co ...
, a school in the village *
Tuckahoe, Suffolk County, New York Tuckahoe is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 1,373 at the 2010 census. Geography Tuckahoe is located at . According to the United States Census B ...
, a hamlet in Suffolk County


Pennsylvania

* Camp Tuckahoe, a Boy Scouts of America camp in York County


Virginia

*
Tuckahoe, Virginia Tuckahoe is a census-designated place (CDP) in Henrico County, Virginia, United States. It is a western suburb of Richmond. The population of Tuckahoe was 44,990 at the 2010 census. It is named after the area's history as the site of Thomas Ran ...
, a census-designated place in Henrico County *Tuckahoe Recreation Center, a private aquatic complex in McLean, Virginia


West Virginia

*
Tuckahoe, West Virginia Tuckahoe is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geogr ...
, an unincorporated community


See also

*
Tuckahoe culture Tuckahoe culture was created when Algonquin-speaking Native Americans, English, other Europeans, and West Africans in the Colony of Virginia brought customs and traditions from each of their home countries and the "loosely-knit customs began to cry ...
* Tuckahoe and Cohee {{disambiguation, plant, geo