Fones Cliff

Fones Cliff, is an historic site along the Rappahannock river. It is a sandstone bluff in Richmond County, Virginia.[1]

The Rappahannock people lived in three villages nearby, Wecuppom, Matchopick and Pissacoack.[2][3]

In 1608, John Smith mapped the area and village of Pissacoack.[1]

The site is a bank of the Rappahannock river part of The Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail.[4]

In 2022, the Rappahannock Tribe, in partnership with Department of the Interior, Chesapeake Conservancy, The Wilderness Society, Acres for America, acquired 465-acres of land and placed a conservation easement.[5][6][1] Chief Anne Richardson and Deb Haaland participated at the transfer ceremony.[7]

References
  1. "Ancestral Land at Fones Cliffs Returned to Rappahannock Tribe". Chesapeake Bay Magazine. 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  2. "The Rappahannock Tribe's Return to the River". Chesapeake Conservancy. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  3. "Rappahannock Tribe Regains Fones Cliffs, A Sacred Site Overlooking Captain John Smith Trail". www.nationalparkstraveler.org. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  4. "Rappahannock Tribe Regains Fones Cliffs, A Sacred Site Overlooking Captain John Smith Trail". www.nationalparkstraveler.org. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  5. Cox, Jeremy. "Property at Fones Cliffs, the 'Yosemite of the Chesapeake,' returned to Rappahannock Tribe". Bay Journal. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  6. "Ancestral Land at Fones Cliffs Returned to Rappahannock Tribe". Chesapeake Bay Magazine. 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  7. Cox, Jeremy. "Property at Fones Cliffs, the 'Yosemite of the Chesapeake,' returned to Rappahannock Tribe". Bay Journal. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
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