Wachapreague people

Wachaprague people
Total population
Extinct as a tribe
Regions with significant populations
Coastal Virginia
Languages
Algonquian
Religion
Native religion

The Wachapreague people were an Algonquian Native American people who lived in coastal Virginia centuries ago.[when?]

The town of Wachapreague, Virginia, and the Wachapreague Channel are named for them.

Captain John Smith reported contact with these Indians.[1]

References

  1. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. Works Progress Administration. p. 73.