Clinton in Huron County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Horatio Emmons Hale (1817-1896)
Photographed By Tim Boyd, September 22, 2023
1. Horatio Emmons Hale Marker
One of North America's pioneer ethnologists and linguists, Hale practised law in Clinton 1856-1896. Born in New Hampshire he graduated from Harvard in 1837, and accompanied the Wilkes Expedition to the Pacific, 1838-1842. His contribution to the Narrative of that voyage is one of the basic sources for Polynesian ethnology. Hale discovered that the Tutelos near Brantford, fugitives from North Carolina, belonged to the Siouan family and identified the Cherokees of the Carolinas as linguistically Iroquoian. His intensive study of the languages and customs of the Six Nations of the Grand River culminated in his classic work, “An Iroquois Book of Rites”, published in 1883.
Erected by Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Exploration • Native Americans. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.
Location. 43° 36.99′ N, 81° 32.268′ W. Marker is in Clinton, Ontario, in Huron County. Marker is on Ontario Street, 0.2 kilometers east of Victoria Street, on the right when traveling west. The marker is in the community of Clinton,
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Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 21 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Pioneers of Clinton (within shouting distance of this marker); Goderich Public Library Renovation and Expansion (approx. 19.8 kilometers away); Goderich Dominion Post Office and Customs Office (approx. 20 kilometers away); The Great Storm of 1913 (approx. 20.4 kilometers away); Goderich Lighthouse (approx. 20.5 kilometers away); Port of Goderich Lighthouse (approx. 20.5 kilometers away); The Canadian Pacific Railway Station (approx. 20.6 kilometers away).
Also see . . . Wikipedia - Horatio Hale.
Entering Harvard College in 1833, Hale showed a marked faculty for languages. His first original work was published the next year, and attracted the attention of the college authorities. It consisted of an Algonkian vocabulary, which he gathered from a band of Native Americans who had camped on the college grounds.(Submitted on September 26, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)
Photographed By Tim Boyd, September 22, 2023
2. Horatio Emmons Hale Marker
3. Horatio Emmons Hale
Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 49 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 26, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
