Talk:History of Chincoteague, Virginia

Significant part of early history of Jengoteag Island
Looks like someone may have missed something in the history of Jengoteag Island. On 02 Oct 1672, all 5,800 acres of Jengoteag Island were granted to Capt. William Whittington. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AdmPope (talk • contribs) 13:40, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

Capt. Jennifer's grant of patent was in 1677 (not 1671)
Captain Whittington [who was granted the Island of Jengoteag in 1672] failed to complete his title and in 1677 the same land was granted by patent to Captain Daniel Jenifer. In Captain Jenifer’s grant it is described as ‘being on the seaboard side in the upper part of the county (Accomac), it being the next island to the northward of Keckotank alias Occocomson’ (now called Wallop’s Island). AdmPope (talk) 13:50, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Feel free to make changes, adding sources. I no longer have the sources I used when I wrote this 9 years ago.--Wehwalt (talk) 14:15, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

Language
Shouldn't we really include the name of the Chincoteague Indians' language instead of just saying "Native American" and "their language"? I made that edit but it was reverted because I guess the person who reverted it didnt believe me that the Chincoteague Indians also known as the Assateague speak Nanticoke. To be honest I got this information from the Assateague page and so if its wrong that page should be changed too. Thomas Norren (talk) 14:01, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
 * It seems a bit WP:SYNTHy to me. I'd rather stick as closely to the source as possible. If there are additional sources that directly say what "Chincoteague" means, or that it is actually a word (s) in their language, that would be good to add.--Wehwalt (talk) 14:11, 27 July 2022 (UTC)

"Ironclad" Louisiana
Does the source used really refer to USS Louisiana as an ironclad? An iron-hulled vessel isn't the same thing and I haven't seen sources referring to Louisiana as an ironclad proper. Hog Farm Talk 18:35, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't have the source anymore but I doubt I would have paraphrased it.--Wehwalt (talk) 21:43, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Having dug into it a bit more, sources specializing in Civil War warships don't call it an ironclad, including Silverstone's fairly authoritative Civil War Navies. I'd recommend referring to it just as a steamship, as the claim of it being an ironclad does not seem to be widely accepted. Hog Farm Talk 00:08, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I removed the word and will let it stand at that.--Wehwalt (talk) 02:01, 28 July 2022 (UTC)