Opiscopank

In 1608, Capt. John Smith mapped Opiscopank near here as an Indian town where a chief lived, though his narratives did not mention visiting it or how he learned of it. In 1649, Ralph Wormeley patented 3,200 acres here that included “the Indian Townes of old & new Nimcock, bounded N.W. upon Rosegill Cr.” Rosegill plantation later became well known, but historical records are silent on what became of the Nimcock Indians who lived at the former Opiscopank. Archaeological research found evidence of Middle to Late Woodland Indian habitation at several locations on the former Rosegill plantation.

Virginia · United States