[PAR] [TLE] Indian Banks (Simonson, Virginia) [SEP] Indian Banks is a historic home and archaeological site located near Simonson, Richmond County, Virginia.  It was built in 1699, and is a two-story, five-bay, Colonial era brick dwelling with a hipped roof and interior end chimneys.  The front facade features bricks that are molded or carved into a wavy pattern.  A one-story wing was added in 1975.  The original Indian Banks was built in 1699 on the site of a Moraughtacund Indian village visited by Captain John Smith (1580–1631), in 1608, but the name, Indian Banks, was not recorded until 1822. [PAR] [TLE] John Smith (explorer) [SEP] Captain John Smith (bapt.  6 January 1580 – 21 June 1631), Admiral of New England, was an English soldier, explorer, and author.  He was knighted for his services to Sigismund Báthory, Prince of Transylvania, and his friend Mózes Székely .  He was considered to have played an important part in the establishment of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America.  He was a leader of the Virginia Colony (based at Jamestown) between September 1608 and August 1609, and led an exploration along the rivers of Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay.  He was the first English explorer to map the Chesapeake Bay area and New England.
[PAR] [TLE] Indian Banks ( Simonson , Virginia ) [ SEP ] Indian Banks is a historic home and archaeological site located near Simonson , Richmond County , Virginia . It was built in 1699 , and is a two - story , five - bay , Colonial era brick dwelling with a hipped roof and interior end chimneys . The front facade features bricks that are molded or carved into a wavy pattern . A one - story wing was added in 1975 . The original Indian Banks was built in 1699 on the site of a Moraughtacund Indian village visited by Captain John Smith ( 1580–1631 ) , in 1608 , but the name , Indian Banks , was not recorded until 1822 . [PAR] [TLE] John Smith ( explorer ) [ SEP ] Captain John Smith ( bapt . 6 January 1580 – 21 June 1631 ) , Admiral of New England , was an English soldier , explorer , and author . He was knighted for his services to Sigismund Báthory , Prince of Transylvania , and his friend Mózes Székely . He was considered to have played an important part in the establishment of Jamestown , the first permanent English settlement in North America . He was a leader of the Virginia Colony ( based at Jamestown ) between September 1608 and August 1609 , and led an exploration along the rivers of Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay . He was the first English explorer to map the Chesapeake Bay area and New England .
Indian Banks was built on the site of a Moraughtacund Indian village that was visited by an Admiral of New England who was knighted for his services to Sigismund Bathory, and who else?
Indian Banks was built on the site of a Moraughtacund Indian village that was visited by an Admiral of New England who was knighted for his services to Sigismund Bathory , and who else ?
Mózes Székely
Mózes Székely