A new Virginia historic highway marker will be unveiled in Mathews County at a ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 7. Titled “The Kiskiak Indians’ New Homeland,” this new marker will commemorate the Kiskiack Indians, who settled on the south side of the Piankatank River during the colonial period. The marker, erected on Route 3 near the Twiggs Ferry Bridge, recounts the history of the Kiskiak tribe, once part of the Powhatan paramount chiefdom and residents of Mathews County. The Nov. 7 program starts at 11:30 a.m. It will be held at the Cobbs Creek Arts Center at 61 Cobbs Creek Lane. The unveiling will take place at the marker site at the corner of Route 3 and Wrenfield Lane. Afterward, a reception will take place at the arts center. Speakers include Dr. Jennifer Loux, Virginia Department of Historic Resources Highway Marker Program Manager; research historian Martha W. McCartney, who wrote the marker narrative, and Kiskiak Chief Charles D. Bowman Jr. “Spirit Eagle.” “The Kiskiak Indians’ New ...