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Pocahontas is a town in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. It was named for Chief Powhatan 's daughter, Pocahontas , who lived in the 17th-century Jamestown Settlement . The town was founded as a company mining town by the Southwest Virginia Improvement Company in 1881.
A pumpkin festival is a type of annual festival celebrating the autumn harvest of pumpkins. They are typically celebrated around October in the Northern Hemisphere. "Pumpkin festival" may refer to:
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Pocahontas (US: / ˌ p oʊ k ə ˈ h ɒ n t ə s /, UK: / ˌ p ɒ k-/; born Amonute, [1] also known as Matoaka and Rebecca Rolfe; c. 1596 – March 1617) was a Native American woman belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia.
The 2nd annual Lima Pumpkin Festival and Agricultural Day is this Saturday, Oct. 5 at Mark Tubbs Memorial Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The dive team at Pocahontas State Park recommends some form of shoes to be worn to help plungers walk down and up the boat ramp. 2024 Richmond Polar Plunge at Pocahontas State Park on December 9 ...
The festival began on Friday. On Saturday was the pumpkin king and queen competition, won by Avril Soden and Martin Tynan, when contestants representing the public houses in the town were interviewed. On Sunday afternoon, the main event of the festival took place: a pumpkin competition and weigh-in followed by a parade.