The Accokeek were a group of
Native Americans living in
Southern Maryland
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at the time of
English colonization. They lived along the
Potomac River
The Potomac River () drains the Mid-Atlantic United States, flowing from the Potomac Highlands into Chesapeake Bay. It is long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map. Retrieved Augus ...
in present-day
Prince George's County, Maryland
)
, demonym = Prince Georgian
, ZIP codes = 20607–20774
, area codes = 240, 301
, founded date = April 23
, founded year = 1696
, named for = Prince George of Denmark
, leader_title = Executive
, leader_name = Angela D. Alsobroo ...
. They were an
Algonquian-language tribe and were related to the
Piscataway Piscataway may refer to:
*Piscataway people, a Native American ethnic group native to the southern Mid-Atlantic States
*Piscataway language
*Piscataway, Maryland, an unincorporated community
*Piscataway, New Jersey, a township
*Piscataway Creek, Ma ...
, another
Algonquian-language tribe.
Accokeek, Maryland
Accokeek (), "at the edge of the hill" in Algonquin, is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The CDP is located on the Potomac River, borders Charles County and is approximately 17 miles from ...
, a small unincorporated town in Maryland, was named after the Accokeek tribe.
Accokeek means "at the edge of the hill".
Sources
*''The prehistoric people of Accokeek Creek'', p. 25
References
External links
The First MarylandersDelaware CREP page
Algonquian peoples
Extinct Native American tribes
Native American tribes in Maryland
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