Pamunkey River
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The Pamunkey River is a major tributary of the York River in eastern Virginia, known for its historical significance to both Indigenous peoples and early colonial settlements.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pamunkey River canonical | 8 |
| Pamunkey Creek | 1 |
| Pamunkey River region, Virginia | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Pamunkey tribe
ⓘ
surface form:
Pamunkey Indian Tribe
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| emptiesInto |
York River
ⓘ
surface form:
Chesapeake Bay via York River
|
| flowsThrough |
Caroline County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hanover County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ King William County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ New Kent County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedByConfluenceOf |
North Anna River
ⓘ
South Anna River ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor |
Pamunkey
ⓘ
surface form:
Pamunkey Indian Reservation area
|
| hasEstuaryCharacteristics | tidal river in lower reaches ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important to Indigenous peoples of the region
ⓘ
important to early English colonial settlements in Virginia ⓘ |
| isTributaryType | major tributary of the York River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Virginia
eastern Virginia ⓘ |
| mouthCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | York River ⓘ |
| mouthState | Virginia ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Pamunkey tribe
ⓘ
surface form:
Pamunkey people
|
| partOf |
Chesapeake Bay
ⓘ
surface form:
Chesapeake Bay watershed
|
| region | Tidewater Virginia ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
York River
ⓘ
surface form:
York River watershed
|
| sourceState | Virginia ⓘ |
| stateHydrologicUnit | Virginia river system ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | York River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ transportation (historically) ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pamunkey River region, Virginia