Fort Powhatan
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Fort Powhatan
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Fort Powhatan is a former river defense fort located at Windmill Hill near Garysville, Virginia, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southeast of Flowerdew Hundred Plantation in Prince George County, Virginia. The fort was named for the area's Powhatan tribe of indigenous people; the name is also an English term for their leader. It is on the south bank of the James River, sited to prevent enemy vessels proceeding upriver to Richmond. The first fort on the site was a two-gun battery called Hood's Battery, built
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Powhatan
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2021-07-29T23:20:04Z
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