[English] Completed in 1856, Chiefswood owes its importance to its architecture and the prominence of the people who lived here. Derived from the popular Italianate style of the Picturesque movement, the grandeur of the house . . . — — Map (db m209067) HM
English: An Onondaga from the Six Nations of the Grand River, Tom Longboat was one of the world's great long-distance runners. He ran his first race in Caledonia in 1905 and two years later shot to international attention with a . . . — — Map (db m83700) HM
In this house "Chiefswood", erected about 1853, was born the Mohawk poetess Emily Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake). Her father, Chief G.H.M. Johnson a greatly respected leader of the Six Nations, built "Chiefswood" as a wedding gift for her English . . . — — Map (db m208900) HM
[English] Born here at Chiefswood, the daughter of a Mohawk chief, E. Pauline Johnson gained international fame for her romantic writings on Indian themes, but she also wrote about nature, religion and Canadian nationalism. . . . — — Map (db m209066) HM
English:
Commemorating the loyal services and unswerving fidelity of the Six Nations of Iroquois Indians to the British Empire in the Seven Years War, 1755 - 1763, the War of the American Revolution, 1775 - 1783, and in the defence of . . . — — Map (db m83712) HM
Lest We Forget
1914 - 1918
Lt. Brant, Cameron D. Lt. Moses, James D. Arron, William Claus, Issac Curley, Lloyd Fish, Reuben Garlow, James Goosey, David Groat, Samuel B. Hill, Hiram Hill, Roy Homer, Harrison . . . — — Map (db m83744) WM
English:
This celebrated Mohawk chief of Canajoharie Castle and Johnson Hall grew up in the Mohawk Valley. He received his baptism of fire at the battle of Lake George in 1755. He served with Sir William Johnson in the Niagara . . . — — Map (db m83714) HM
