Jamestown in Chautauqua County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Indian Camp

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 22, 2016

1. Indian Camp Marker

Inscription.
Indian Camp Part of the Cornplanter band of Seneca Indians camped on this hillside and adjoining river terrace in the period between the Indians' sale of their land in 1797 and their final retreat to reservations in the 1830's.

Erected 1986 by Jamestown Historical Marker Committee & New York State.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1797.

Location. 42° 5.508′ N, 79° 14.546′ W. Marker is in Jamestown, New York, in Chautauqua County. It is at the intersection of Glasgow Avenue and Barrett Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Glasgow Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jamestown NY 14701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Southern Tier.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western

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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: WWI Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Public Market (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Blackstone Corporation (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Grist Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Policeman George Kendall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brooklyn Square (approx. 0.2 miles away); Home of Reuben E. Fenton (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Train (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jamestown.

Regarding Indian Camp. The Chadakoin River is the river referred to on the marker.

Also see . . . Cornplanter - Wikipedia. (Submitted on May 23, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Indian Camp Marker & Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 22, 2016

2. Indian Camp Marker & Site

Glasgow Avenue at right.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 793 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2016, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.