Four years later on April 29, 2001, by invitation at First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach, Virginia, a crowd once again gathered. This time we gathered for the dedication of a plaque to mark the burial mound.On April 26, 1997 sixty-four human remains of the Chesapeake Indians were reinterred at this site. The Chesapeake Indians inhabited this area from about 800 B.C. to about 1600 A.D. The landing by the English colonists at Cape Henry on April 26, 1607 while enroute to Jamestown Island was observed by the Chesapeake Indians. The Nansemond Indian Tribe planned and coordinated the reburial ceremony.
Four years later on April 29, 2001, by invitation at First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach, Virginia, a crowd once again gathered. This time we gathered for the dedication of a plaque to mark the burial mound.
The ceremony was short, but much credit was given to the people who worked so hard to get to this point. To Oliver Perry, of course, credit for being the driving force, appreciatation to the park personal who went above and beyond, to Graylocks' family who provided the irrigation system and to many others.
The setting is beautiful, this home to the Chesapeakes. The mound is surrounded by trees and covered in periwinkles.
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