Pocahontas (disambiguation)

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Pocahontas can refer to several things, all named after the Native American known by that name:

• Pocahontas, a Native American woman whose possible role in early US history has been romanticized to the point of making her character larger-than-life

• Pocahontas: A Thoroughbred racehorse and possibly the greatest broodmares of racing Thoroughbreds in history.

• Pocahontas, a named train of the Norfolk and Western Railway, which ran between Norfolk, Virginia and Cincinnati, Ohio.

US communities:

• Pocahontas, Arkansas
• Pocahontas, Illinois
• Pocahontas, Iowa
• Pocahontas, Missouri
• Pocahontas, Virginia
• Pocahontas County, Iowa
• Pocahontas County, West Virginia

Other uses:

• Pocahontas, a 1995 Disney film based on the legend
  • Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World - the direct-to-video sequel of the above
• Disney's Pocahontas: The Voice of the Wind, a 1995 book based on the legend as told in the movie
• Poke-A-Hot-Ass a 1996 X-rated video capitalizing on the popularity of the Disney version
• Pocahontas, a video game based on the legend

Other movies based on the legend:

• Pocahontas and John Smith - a 1924 film directed by Bryan Foy
• Captain John Smith and Pocahontas - a 1953 American production directed by Lew Landers
• Pocahontas: The Legend - a 1995 Canadian production directed by Danièle J. Suissa
• Young Pocahontas - a 1997 American video production
• Pocahontas - a 1999 Japanese production directed by Toshiyuki Hiruma Takashi
• The New World - an American movie directed by Terrence Malick, released in 2005