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Pocomoke Indian records

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

(1889)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 2015.162
Creator(s) Unknown
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Donated by Norris Howard.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by L. McRoberts, September 2015.
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Abstract

The Pocomoke Indian records document the Quindocoway name applied to the Swell section of Somerset County, Maryland and the names of individuals of pure or mixed Indian blood in the surrounding Somerset County area near Crisfield. The photocopied records date from 1889; original is housed at the National Anthropological Archives of the Smithsonian Institution.

Administrative History

When the Europeans came into contact with the Pocomoke Nation, its people were occupying the territory that included today’s Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester Counties, Maryland, southern Sussex County, Delaware and northern Accomac County, Virginia.  The Pocomoke Paramountcy includes the people whose villages were along the Annemessex, Manoakin and Pocomoke Rivers and Bays, and the Bay of Chincoteague.   The Pocomoke Indian Nation publicly interprets the history, culture and life ways of the Pocomoke Paramountcy through oral presentations, live demonstrations and educational classes on native skills, arts and customs.     To the right, Pocomoke ladies are greeting boaters and tourists on the Pocomoke River at Shelltown. 

Citation: http://www.pocomokeindiannation.org/

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Subject Terms

  • Corporate Names
    • Pocomoke Indian Nation
  • Location Terms
    • Crisfield (Md.)
    • Pocomoke City (Md.)
    • Somerset County (Md.)

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