Virginia Colony (March 22, 1622) was able to avert a threatened Indian attack due to the warning of a young Indian named “Chanco.” On Jamestown Island, Virginia, the church marker stated:

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American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement.

Endnotes:

1622VA001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Virginia, March 22, 1622, Marker within reconstructed interior of original church, Jamestown Island, Virginia, commemorating a young Indian named “Chanco.”

This post originally appeared at https://americanminute.com/blogs/todays-american-minute/virginia-colony-march-22-1622

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