Potomac Creek
Near the mouth of this creek, several miles east, explorers in 1608 found an Indian village called "Petomek," from which the river took its name. There the Indian princess, Pocahontas, was kidnapped by Captain Argall in 1613. There travelers landed from steamers to take the stage to Fredericksburg, early railroad terminus. Charles Dickens landed there, going to Richmond, and returned the same way, March, 1842.
1948 text, presented as a historical document.
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Marker data: Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, State Historical Markers of Virginia, 6th ed. (1948)
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