2. Native American Sites
Native American Sites and artifacts have been discovered on the original boot-shaped Point and south of Great Hunting Creek for a hundred years. Native populations lived here from about 9,200 to 500 years ago in seasonal camps while exploiting the rich marine resources. Their stone tools, debris from tool-making, ceramics and hearthstones are still preserved here. In 1608, John Smith recorded the Powhatan Village of Assaomeck ("middle fishing place") on the southern terrace overlooking Great Hunting Creek, just south of Alexandria near today's Belle Haven Country Club.