Talk:Fort Pocahontas
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Blurb for DYK edit
Did You Know
- ...Fort Pocahontas in Virginia was constructed by African-American soldiers of the United States Colored Troops in 1864 during the American Civil War and was used for on-location filming of the 2005 motion picture The New World?
Tangential Question edit
Does Harrison Ruffin Tyler owe his middle name to Edmund Ruffin? Are they also related? Xoloz 02:04, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
- Julia Tyler (wife of President John Tyler) was related to the Ruffin family, and Edmund Ruffin visited the Tylers at Sherwood Forest Plantation. I belive your answer is yes. Vaoverland 02:16, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
It's not possible edit
There is no way that Harrison Ruffin Tyler could be John Tyler's grandson when he purchased the property in 1996. He would have to be something like 150 years old. But maybe I just don't understand the statement.
- Fair question. However, it is both a fact and an oddity. President Tyler had two wives and 15 children. He fathered Lyon G. Tyler late in his life. Lyon, who was president of the College of William and Mary for many years (from 1888 to 1919), fathered H.R. Tyler, the current owner of Sherwood Forest Plantation and the Fort Pocahontas site when he was also quite old. Vaoverland 08:47, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
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