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Powhatan County, VA Housing Statistics

Powhatan county virginia dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units7,509100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached7,07494.21-unit,…

Powhatan ELLIS, Congress, MS (1790-1863)

Senate Years of Service: 1825-1826; 1827-1832 Party: Jacksonian; Jacksonian ELLIS Powhatan , a Senator from Mississippi; born at 'Red Hill,' Amherst County, Va., January 17, 1790; graduated…

Opechancanough Biography

OpechancanoughPamunkey Indian chief; later chief of Powhatan ConfederacyBorn: c. 1545Birthplace: ? Opechancanough is first mentioned in connection with Capt. John Smith, who set out in the…

Pocahontas

Name at birth: MataoakaPocahontas was the nickname of Mataoaka, a young woman who became an emissary between native tribes and English setters in North America's early Colonial period. Pocahontas…

George William CRUMP, Congress, VA (1786-1848)

CRUMP George William , a Representative from Virginia; born in Powhatan County, Va., September 26, 1786; attended Washington College (now Washington and Lee University), Lexington, Va.; was…

Biographies of Famous Native Americans

Native Americans bios, from Alexie to Wovoka A-G | H-M | O-R | S-W   Charles Curtis Sherman Alexie, writer Paula Gunn Allen, Pueblo-Sioux poet, novelist, critic Dennis Banks, Anishinabe…

Quotes from Famous Native Americans

Sherman Alexie Related Links American Indian Tribes Glossary of American Indian Terms Indian Languages Spoken at Home Facts About American Indians Today American Indian…

American Indian Glossary

/* /*]]>*/ From AIM to xat A-B | C-H | I-M | N-S | T-X Black Hills, South Dakota Related Links Native American Tribes of the Great PlainsAmerican Indian TribesAmerican Indians by the…

Russell Means Biography

Russell Meansactivist, actorBorn: November 10, 1939Died: October 22, 2012Birthplace: Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Pine Ridge, South Dakota Russell Means, an Oglala Lakota, served as the…

Jesse LAZEAR, Congress, PA (1804-1877)

LAZEAR Jesse , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Rich Hill Township, Greene County, Pa., December 12, 1804; received a limited schooling; taught school; engaged in mercantile pursuits…