Roebuck in Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Roebuck Indian Village Site
Photographed by Kevin Craft, October 14, 2015
1. Roebuck Indian Village Site Marker
Approximately 500 years ago an Iroquoian agricultural community of about 1600 persons occupied this site. Archaeological excavations suggested approximately 40 communal longhouses, averaging nearly 100 feet in length, stood in this village, palisaded with a stout double stockade. The farmers on the site grew corn, beans, squash, sunflowers and tobacco. A similar village, Hochelaga, on the present site of Montrιal, was visited by Jacques Cartier in 1535. After this first contact with Europeans, these Indians, related to other Iroquoian-speaking peoples in northern New York and southern Ontario, disappeared, although archaeological evidence suggests that some of the survivors were absorbed by the Hurons on the Trent River system.
Erected 1974 by Archaeoligical and Historic Sites Board of Ontario.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list.
Location. 44° 48.568′ N, 75° 35.855′ W. Marker is in Roebuck, Ontario, in Leeds and Grenville United Counties. It is on County Route 21 one kilometer east of County Route 18, on the right when traveling
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Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Ontario and specifically in Southeastern 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 Ruperts Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Founding of Spencerville (approx. 5.4 kilometers away); Township Hall Clock (approx. 5.4 kilometers away); War Memorial (approx. 5.4 kilometers away); Spencerville Riverside Park (approx. 5.5 kilometers away); Prescott Cemetery Gates (approx. 11.8 kilometers away); Sandy Hill Cemetery (approx. 11.8 kilometers away); Grand Trunk Railway Prescott / Le Chemin De Fer Du Grand Tronc (approx. 12.4 kilometers away); Grenville College (approx. 12.6 kilometers away).
Photographed by Kevin Craft, October 14, 2015
2. Wideview of Roebuck Indian Village Site Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 1,103 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 26, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.
