Not all the settlements along the Patuxent River were palisaded, many were hamlets of houses stretching along the river with houses situated among the planted crops. Qromocac, located on Smith’s map at the mouth of St. Leonard Creek, might have been one such settlement. Testing of various archaeological sites at today’s Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum have revealed sites of this Late Woodland period scattered across the landscape, both adjacent to the river and further in the upper slopes of the river terrace. Old fields of previous settlement fields would also be present as secondary forest reclaiming the old fields. Thus the shoreline would be a patchwork of mature forest, secondary forest and active farm fields. Smith only noted the mouth of St. Leonard Creek but did not sail up it as the map does not show details of St. Leonard Creek. Smith’s goal was to sail to today’s Battle Creek. His guide would direct him to the werowance village of Pawtuxunt on that Creek, as protocol required that Smith meet first with the werowance to establish a trading partnership.