Powhatan’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 5 old photos of Powhatan. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusPowhatan is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Powhatan County, Virginia, United States. It was initially known as Scottville (after Revolutionary war hero General Charles Scott), and has historically also been known as Powhatan Court House and Powhatan Courthouse, named after Chief Powhatan, father of Matoaka (Pocahontas). The community had a population of 402 at the 2020 census. The first official court of Powhatan was held at Mosby Tavern, the home of Benjamin Mosby and his son, Littleberry Mosby. Powhatan was established as a community in May 1777, but there were several buildings already in existence at that time. One of these locations is the Powhatan Plantation which…
Half of its homes were built before 2003.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Powhatan yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Powhatan’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo4 archive items have no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewThe Powatan [i.e. Powhatan] Valle…, 1853: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Powhatan
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Powhatan, decade by decade
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3 historic places in Powhatan
3 places in Powhatan are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1970Powhatan Courthouse Historic District
Listed 1990Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Listed 2013Fighting Creek PlantationThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as The Powatan [i.e. Powhatan] Valley of the Powatan Virginia from the church yard of the church Philip Henry [sic] addres… (1853) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2), the Library of Congress (5) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.