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["Nelda Snyder" <snyderfolks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, the Arrahatteck (there are 30 some spellings) Indians were controlled 
by Powhatan as one of his group of tribes, and there are a couple presumed 
village sites (out of 5) closer to Richmond---one being on our property (I 
think of it as the Indians' property!) on Arrahatteck trail. 

The Curles Neck property is still being gravel mined in some areas.  
Development there is probably way in the future and will be in the nature of 
the Tree Hill development as a little town or village on the river.

If you drive east on Route 5 from east Main Street, as soon as you cross the 
railroad tracks past Rocketts Landing, you feel as if you're in the country, 
and you will see the first of 2 blue and white Planning Dept signs announcing a 
hearing on the development.  (It's currently scheduled for Nov 27th at 7pm at 
the Supervisors Board Room at the Henrico County Complex on Parham Rd.)  Tree 
Hill is an extremely well planned development and a far superior alternative to 
the land being developed piecemeal with a conglomeration.  And yes, we will 
sorely miss the beautiful views of this farm that I've enjoyed all my 70 years.

Nelda


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To: katya@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx;va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 11/13/2007 7:03:25 PM 
Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: tree hill farm aka curls neck dairy--isn't 
it?


No, not the same site.  Tree Hill Farm is in Varina.  It's where the developers 
are giving 7 acres to the Virginia tribes, because that is where the town 
called Powhatan was, the town the paramount chief Powhatan came from.

Curles Neck Farm is much further east, to the east of the 295 intersection with 
Route 5.  That's being developed too.  The area is  much larger, and some of 
the land has been used for gravel mining.  There were Indian towns there too, 
near Deep Bottom and further east, but they were Arrohateck, not Powhatan.  
Curles Neck is a great place for birding, but that may all change once the 
developers muck it up.

In a message dated 11/13/2007 5:45:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
katya@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:


On channel 12 at 5pm, very little information about a public hearing tonite at 
7pm regarding the Tree Hill Farm Development which is the name, I think, was 
given to Curls Neck Dairy.  It was reported that the hearing was about whether 
the public wanted this development.  The location of the public hearing was not 
mentioned!  I guess you have to call 12.

Katie, South of the James







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