Rassawek
Rassawek, a town of the Monacan Indians, stood near here at the time of the settlement in 1607. The Monacans, a Siouan tribe, were decimated by repeated attacks of the Iroquois from the north, and finally moved westward.
1948 text, presented as a historical document.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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