The site where archaeologists and historians believe Pocahontas rescued Captain John Smith from death will be preserved under a new agreement.
After decades of research with colonial writing, ancient maps and detective work, archaeologists have identified with near-certainty a 57-acre site in Tidewater, Virginia.
Pocahontas, the daughter of Powhatan, the powerful chief of the Algonkian tribe, met Captain Smith in 1607 when the English landed at Jamestown.
According to the captain, he was first welcomed by the tribe, but was then threatened with death until Pocahontas intervened.
Captain Smith was threatened with death and saved by Pocahontas But Native Americans say that event is just a footnote because the site was Powhatan's seat of power, about 15 miles from the Jamestown colony. It was called Werowocomoco, which roughly translates to a "place of chiefs".
Chief Kevin Brown, of the local Pamunkey tribe, says it is important to note that Virginia's history did not begin with the first permanent English settlement.
"This is like our Washington," he said.
"History didn't begin in 1607 and there are a lot of people who overlook that."
The private land will be protected from development. The agreement, which has been years in the making, is to be officially announced later this week.
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