Brantford in Brant County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Mohawk Village

Le village des Mohawks

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 11, 2014

1. Mohawk Village Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

English:
Allies of the British during the American War of Independence, the Six Nations Iroquois received extensive lands along the Grand River in 1784. Mohawks, led by Joseph Brant, established a village of some 400 individuals here by 1788. The community was situated at an important crossing point on the river ("Brant's Ford") and prospered as a resting place for travellers on the "Detroit path", a trail linking the Niagara and Detroit Rivers. Increasingly European settlers encroached on Six Nations' lands. In 1841 the government moved the Grand River Iroquois to a section of their land south of the river. Of the Mohawk Village, only the chapel remains.

French:
Alliés des Anglais pendant le Révolution américaine, les Iroquois des Six-Nations reçoivent de vastes terres le long de la rivière Grand en 1874. Des Mohawks (Agniers), menés par Joseph Brant, ont déjà établi ice un village de quelque 400 habitants en 1788. La collectivité est située près d’un passage à gué de la rivière et prospère comme lieu de repos des voyageurs qui remontent la «piste de Detroit», un sentier qui relie les rivières Niagara

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et Detroit. Les colons européens empiètent toujours plus sur les terres des Six-Nations. En 1841, le gouvernement déménage les Iroquois de la rivière Grand sur une partie de leurs terres au sud de la rivière. Du village des Mohawks, il ne reste plus que la chapelle.

Erected by Ontario Heritage Foundation, an agency of the Government of Ontario.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1784.

Location. 43° 7.482′ N, 80° 14.113′ W. Marker is in Brantford, Ontario, in Brant County. It is on Mohawk Street close to Morrison Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 Mohawk Street, Brantford ON N3S 2X2, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hamilton-Halton-Brant Area

and in Southwestern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Her Majesty’s Chapel of the Mohawks (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Paul’s 1785 H.M. Chapel of the Mohawks / St. Paul’s 1785 Chapelle Royale des Mohawks (within shouting distance of this marker); Tomb of THAYENDANEGEA (within shouting distance of this marker); Original Canoe Landing for the Mohawk Village

Le village des Mohawks Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 11, 2014

2. Le village des Mohawks Marker

(about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Mohawk Institute (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); John Hicks Whale (approx. 1.5 kilometers away); Rev. Peter Jones (approx. 2.1 kilometers away); Royal Victoria Place (approx. 2.8 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brantford.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 11, 2014

3. Mohawk Village Marker

H.M. Chapel of the Mohawks is in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2017. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,482 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 25, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.