The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-11-14
HARTFoRp. Ky Oct :

hAkIfOkD, NJ Oct ZSLn, ~,
1t is not known 10 many persons not
residing in the immediate Dsighborhood
-of Hartford, that PocahOntas, who saved
the life OF Captain Smith was born right
here in Hartford; yet such is the case.
Of course at the time Pocahonias was
born, the present site Of the town was q
wilderness. and at that time Kentucky was
not Kentucky, and what is SOW Ken
t1eLy, was afteruard = portion OF Vir-
ginia, or to speak palmer, what is now
Kentucky, was . portion OF the Old Do
mlnion.
There is q tree and spring in q fed
near the Hartford fair grounds which is
called the Pocshontas tree and Poe.hon-
tss spring. Here, it is said, the parent,
CT the noble maiden resided in = sub
slan.isl uigwam for . numbsr Of years
beiors emigrating with portion Of the
tribe TO the Eastern portion Of the Do
minion, at which place the events men
toned in history 10 regard to Pocahon-
tas having saved the lif. Of Capt. Smith.
and her baptism and marriage to tina,
gallant officer. Subsequently,, the cause
of.the emigration ofs portion Of the tribe
TO the Eastern par. is enumerated in
Webstsrs History Of America in Colonial
times, (,es vol II page 234). and is ia
miliar TO all the readers Of that excel
lent work. II is, therefore, unnecessary
for us TO enumerate the causes of the re-
moTal OF portion Of the tribe; suffice it
to say, that there was some trouble with
the various tribes in regard to Hunting
Grounds, and they agreed BY mutual
consent to dissolve, and they drew lots
as 10 which tribes or portions OF tribes
were to go East, and it so happened that
the father Of Pocohontas Was chosen
chief Of the ones who went TO the east
era Hunting Grounds where all histori-
cal events in the life Of Pocahontas trans.
PRED. Many OF your readers may won>
der how all these facts are known at
the present day. We will tell them.
The father Of Pocshoniss gave all the
facts in the case to his son-in-law, Capt.
John Smith, who. with the Chief and
Pocohontss, visited this spot some years
sterusrd, and remained here the res,
or their natural lives And as death
overlook each one oil them, they were
laid peacefully side BY side under the tree
now known as PocAhontss tree. 1t has
been enormously reported that Capt
Smith and Pocshontas went 10 Europe.
and are both buried there. Such asser>
tions are wholly false aad without foun-
datiou and arise from ignorancs Of the
facts Of the case. Three sons Of Capt
Smith and Pocahontas settled in this
county and had numerous children, who
emigrsted to other portions OF lh.
United States. Mr. John Smith, well
known TO to the citizens Of Hartford, is
grandson OF one Of the sons Of Poea>
hcntss. and it 10 he who caused the
beautiful marble monument to be erected
over the graves OF the three distinguished
persons, who peacefully repose under
its shadow, awaiting the resurrection. and
totally unmindful OF the busy events Of
the present day. A beautiful fence has
lstsly been built around the new monu-
ment. which covers the graves Of Poca-
hontss. her father and her husband
Capt. John Smith. Strangers visiting
Hartford should not fail to take a view
of this historical spot. The nsares:
railrosd station is Beaver Dam, on the
Elizabethtown and Paducsh railroad.
A stage runs daily from the station to
Hartford and the tomb of Pocahontas
ORANsR Blossom.