Mount Morris in Livingston County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Squawkie Hill Overlook

Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, August 12, 2021

1. Squawkie Hill Overlook Marker

Inscription. The land before you was part of the Squawkie Hill Reservation, one of 11 reservations established by the Big Tree Treaty in 1797. After the reservation was sold to the Ogden Land Company in 1826, most of the native people moved to larger reservations.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1797.

Location. 42° 44.321′ N, 77° 53.811′ W. Marker is in Mount Morris, New York, in Livingston County. It can be reached from Park Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker is in the Squawkie Hill Picnic Area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mount Morris NY 14510, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

in the Finger Lakes,

and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: "Da-Yo-It-Ga-O" (here, next to this marker); Mt. Morris Dam (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Largest Dry Bed Dam East of the Mississippi River (approx. 0.7 miles away); Dam Facts (approx. 0.7 miles away); Why Was This Dam Built? (approx. 0.7 miles away); Mount Morris Dam Commemorative Kiosk (approx. 0.7 miles away); Murray Hill (approx. 0.8 miles away); John Wesley Powell (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Morris.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 175 times since then and 24 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on March 29, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.