Askiminokonson, called Indian Town by English settlers, was a Native American settlement in

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. It was inhabited by the Pocomoke,

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, Manokin, Nasswattex, and Acquintica Native American tribes. It was the largest Native American settlement in Maryland in 1671, and was incorporated into another reservation in 1686. Askiminokoson was located just north of the

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, near present-day

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. Askiminokoson was mentioned in the proceedings of the Council of Maryland (which became the

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) in 1686 as part of a land dispute between settlers and Native Americans.

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Native Americans in Maryland Worcester County, Maryland {{NorthAm-native-stub

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