In 1611 , Thomas Dale founded the Citie of Henricus on a peninsula in the James River that is now called Farrar 's Island . Henricus was named for Henry Frederick , Prince of Wales , but it was destroyed during the Indian massacre of 1622 , during which Native American warriors attacked the English settlers to drive them from the area
Indian massacre of 1622
Indian massacre of 1622
Henrico County, Virginia