Like much of eastern Virginia, the site of Colonial Heights was located within the Algonquian-speaking confederation known as Tenakomakah, ruled by Chief Powhatan, when the English colonists arrived at Jamestown on May 14, 1607. Captain John Smith's early map of Virginia testifies that the present area of Colonial Heights included the principal town of the Appamattuck subtribe, led by their weroance, Coquonasum, and his sister, Oppussoquionuske. In the aftermath of the Indian attacks of 1622 and 1644, the Appamattuck became tributary to England and relocated to nearby Ettrick, and its opposite bank, near Fort Henry (within modern-day Petersburg, Virginia).
like much of eastern virginia the site of colonial heights was located within the algonquian-speaking confederation known as tenakomakah ruled by chief powhatan when the english colonists arrived at jamestown on may 14 1607 captain john smith's early map of virginia testifies that the present area of colonial heights included the principal town of the appamattuck subtribe led by their weroance coquonasum and his sister oppussoquionuske in the aftermath of the indian attacks of 1622 and 1644 the appamattuck became tributary to england and relocated to nearby ettrick and its opposite bank near fort henry (within modern-day petersburg virginia)