 Green intended to name the town after this woman whom he longed for.Unfortunately, the name of this princess was difficult to pronounce and nearly as impossible to spell, so when registering the town’s name, Green instead decided to substitute his love’s name for the name of a historic Indian princess Pocahontas, of colonial Virginia fame.The early inhabitants of the area were the Mississippian Mound Builders, who were part of the Mississippian culture.