Stegara
Stegara | |
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Village | |
| Stegara | |
| Seat | King's house |
Stegara was a historic Manahoac town in what is present-day Orange County, Virginia, on the right bank of the Rapidan River.[1] The Rapidan Mound is associated with this town. John Smith referred to the people of Stegara as "Stegarakes" in his 1624 account.[2] Stegara was located about 15 miles from the Saponi village of Monasukapanough.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Bushnell, David I. (1935). "The Manahoac Tribes in Virginia, 1608". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 94 (8). Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ↑ John Smith (1631). "The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles (1584–1624)". Documenting the American South. Retrieved 2026-04-22.
- ↑ Bushnell, Jr., David L. (1935). The Manahoac Tribes in Virginia, 1608. The Smithsonian Institution (published October 9, 1935). p. 9.