Wachapreague people
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This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (August 2022) |
Total population | |
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Extinct as a tribe | |
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Coastal Virginia | |
Languages | |
Algonquian | |
Religion | |
Native religion |
The Wachapreague people were an Algonquian Native American people who lived in coastal Virginia centuries ago.[when?]
The town of Wachapreague, Virginia, and the Wachapreague Channel are named for them.
Captain John Smith reported contact with these Indians.[1]
References
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. Works Progress Administration. p. 73.
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