The Pocahontas statue is one of the most famous images of Jamestown Island. Its hands are worn a bright copper color because so many visitors have held them while posing for photos. The statue has appeared on postcards for generations, though it features historical inaccuracies such as clothing more fitting for a Plains Indian woman.
Sculptor William Ordway Partridge worked on a statue of the famous Indian woman for the 300th anniversary events in 1907, but funding was short. It wasn’t until the federal government donated $5,000 in 1913 that the bronze statue was finished. The statue and its pedestal originally stood almost 18 feet tall and was located south of the 1907 Memorial Church, where she could welcome visitors coming from off the ferry. In 1957 the Pocahontas statue was moved to the low rock base near the APVA entrance gate for the 350th anniversary celebration. In 2014 she was moved yet again, but this time only a few feet to the west to make way for more archaeological work. A reproduction of t
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