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John Smith's Chesapeak Bay Voyages
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Download the poster Retracing John Smith's Historic Voyage click here to download NOTE: Locations in italics are historic names. |
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1607 |
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| April 26 | English colonists enter Chesapeake Bay and land at Cape Henry | |
| May 13 | Colonists arrive at Jamestown Island after exploring the James River | |
| Dec to Jan 2, 2008 | Smith captured by Opechancanough, meets Powhatan at Werowocomoco, is adopted as a werowance, and returns to Jamestown | |
1608 |
The First Voyage |
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| June 2 — July 21 |
Smith leads fifteen men on the first exploration of Chesapeake Bay | |
| June 2—3 | Smith's party sails from Jamestown to Cape Charles, VA | |
| June 3 | Cape Charles to Accomack County (Accomack Town) | |
| June 4 | Accomack Town to Chesconnessex Creek near present-day Onley, VA | |
| June 5 | Chesconnessex Creek to Tangier Island, VA and Pocomoke City, MD (Wicocomoco Town) |
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| June 6 | Pocomoke City, MD (Wicocomoco Town) to Bloodsworth Island | |
| June 7—8 | Bloodsworth Island | |
| June 8 | Bloodsworth Island to the mouth of the Nanticoke River | |
| June 9 | Mouth of the Nanticoke River | |
| June 10 | Up the Nanticoke River, past present-day Vienna, MD (Nantaquack Town ) | |
| June 11 | Nanticoke River to Randle Cliff near present-day Poplars, MD | |
| June 12 | Randle Cliff to Sillery Bay on the Patapsco River | |
| June 13 | Sillery Bay to past present-day Baltimore Harbor to the modern port town of Elkridge and back on the Patapsco River | |
| June 14 | Patapsco River | |
| June 15 | Baltimore Harbor to Herring Bay, near present-day Fairhaven, MD | |
| June 16 | Herring Bay to Cornfield Harbor | |
| June 17 | Cornfield Harbor to Nomini Creek, near present-day Stratford, VA | |
| June 18 — July 15 |
Nomini Bay to Great Falls, MD, then return to the mouth of the Potomac near present-day Point Lookout | |
| July 15 | Mouth of the Potomac River to Ingram Bay, VA | |
| July 16 | Ingram Bay to Fleets Bay | |
| July 17 | Fleets Bay to Stingray Point near present-day Deltaville on the Rappahannock River | |
| July 18—19 | Stingray Point to present-day Hampton, VA (Kecoughtan) on the James River | |
| July 20 | Hampton (Kecoughtan), past present-day Newport News to present-day Smithfield, VA (Warraskoyack) | |
| July 21 | Smithfield (Warraskoyack) to Jamestown | |
1608 |
The Second Voyage |
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| July 24 — Sept 7 |
Smith leads fifteen men on the second exploration of Chesapeake Bay | |
| July 24 | Jamestown, VA to Hampton (Kecoughtan) | |
| July 25—26 | Hampton, VA(Kecoughtan) | |
| July 27 | Hampton (Kecoughtan) to Stingray Point | |
| July 28 | Rappahannock River to Cove Point, Maryland | |
| July 29 | Cove Point to the mouth of the Patapsco River | |
| July 30 | Patapsco River to the head of the Northeast River, present-day North East, MD | |
| July 31 | North East, MD to Sassafrass (Tockwogh) River | |
| Aug 1 | Up the Sassafrass (Tockwogh) River | |
| Aug 2 | Sassafrass (Tockwogh) River to Smith Falls on the Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania | |
| Aug 3 | Susquehanna River to the head of the Elk River, MD, present-day Elkton, MD | |
| Aug 4 | Elkton, MD to Big Elk Creek | |
| Aug 5 | Elk Creek back to Smith's Falls on the Susquehanna River, PA | |
| Aug 6 | Susquehanna River to Sassafrass (Tockwogh) River | |
| Aug 7 | Sassafrass (Tockwogh) River | |
| Aug 8 | Sassafrass (Tockwogh) River to Rock Hall Harbor at the mouth of the Chester River | |
| Aug 9 | Chester River to the Patuxent River | |
| Aug 10 | Up the Patuxent River to Battle Creek | |
| Aug 11 | Battle Creek to present-day Dunkirk, MD (Mattpanient Town) | |
| Aug 12 | Dunkirk, MD (Mattpanient Town) back toward mouth of the Patuxent River | |
| Aug 13 | Patuxent River to St. Jerome Creek below Point No Point | |
| Aug 14 | Potomac River to the Rappahannock River, VA | |
| Aug 15—16 | Up the Rappahannock River to present-day Morattico (Moraughtacund Town) | |
| Aug 17 | Morattico, VA (Moraughtacund Town) up the Rappahannock to Cat Point Creek near present-day Tappahannock and Warsaw | |
| Aug 18—19 | Cat Point Creek to close to present-day Port Royal (Nantaughtacund towns) | |
| Aug 20 | Port Royal (Nantaughtacund towns) to near King George (Upper Cuttatawomen towns) | |
| Aug 21 | King George (Upper Cuttatawomen towns) to Moss Neck/Fetherstone Bay | |
| Aug 22 | Moss Neck/Fetherstone Bay to present-day Fredericksburg, then to Hollywood Bar | |
| Aug 23 | Hollywood Bar to King George (Upper Cuttatawomen towns) | |
| Aug 24 | King George (Upper Cuttatawomen towns) to Pissaseck | |
| Aug 25 | Pissaseck to near Morattico (Moraughtacund), where the boat was ambushed | |
| Aug 26—29 | Negotiations near Morattico (Moraughtacund) | |
| Aug 30—31 | Morattico (Moraughtacund) to the Piankatank River | |
| Sep 1—3 | Piankatank River exploration | |
| Sep 3—4 | Piankatank River to Old Point Comfort by present-day Hampton | |
| Sep 5—7 | Point Comfort to Jamestown, with explorations of the Elizabeth and Nansemond Rivers | |
