By the Associated Press
April 20, 2009
April 20, 2009
MIDLOTHIAN, Va. - Virginia will add a new historical marker near Richmond to commemorate a Monacan Indian town that was destroyed by colonists.
Next Sunday's ceremony will pay homage to Mowhemcho (mow-HEM-cho), which was destroyed in the late 17th century and most of its people killed. French Huguenots later settled there and renamed the Powhatan County town Manakin.
Karenne Wood is a member of the Monacan Tribe and director of the Virginia Indian Heritage Program. She said the historical marker "completes a historic circle" encompassing the importance of the Monacan town and Virginia history.
Representatives of the Monacan Indian Nation plan to attend Sunday's ceremony.
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