Yeocomico

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The Yeocomico River is a 1.1-mile-long tidal tributary of the southern portion of the Potomac River in Virginia’s Northern Neck. The Yeocomico forms the boundary between Westmoreland and Northumberland counties.
During the War of 1812, the Royal Marines Battalions raided the entrance to the Yeocomico River, which concluded with the capture of four schooners at the town of Kinsale, Virginia (August 1814).—Wikipedia

Yeocomico

Yeocomico

Yeocomico is a Native American name roughly translated as “tossed to and fro by the waters.” Others suggest it is an Algonquian word that means “four dwelling places” since the river has a branch on either side with each dividing into two large forks.–Wikipedia