And the fighting continued. Soon after constructing the fort at Jamestown, two hundred Powhatan Indians unexpectedly attacked the new settlers, who had not yet unpacked their guns. By 1609 ...

Captain John Smith, the leader of the Jamestown colony, heard from the Indians that men wearing European clothes were living on the Carolina mainland west of Roanoke and Croatoan Islands.

[Editor's Note: The Indian people the Jamestown colonists encountered were known by the same name as their chief, Powhatan.] Q: According to John Smith's account of the famous event—when ...

Barely 60 people survived the winter of 1609 at Jamestown. Hundreds had died of starvation or were picked off by Powhatan Indians if they ventured beyond the walls of the settlement. By the time ...

At Powhatan High School, Saturday morning set up an early preview between four Class 4 teams that will be seeing each other later in the season.

Senior quarterback Maurice Robertson passed for 204 yards and three touchdowns and senior running back John Speyer rushed for 198 yards and another TD to highlight the defending Class A champions’ ...

Wednesday’s Battle of 72 matchup will not end the season as the most visually pleasing contest. Greeneview won’t be ...