Leatherstocking Falls Explained

Leatherstocking Falls
Map:New York
Coordinates:42.7331°N -74.9222°W
Elevation:1358feet[1]
Watercourse:Leatherstocking Creek

Leatherstocking Falls also known as "Panthers Leap", "Bear Cliff Falls"[2] and "Deowongo Falls", is located on Leatherstocking Creek north of Cooperstown, New York.[3] Deowongo translates to "place of hearing", coming from the Oneida Iroquois nation’s language.[4] These falls are where, in James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, Leatherstocking saves the life of an Indian maiden.[5]

Notes and References

  1. 955143 . Leatherstocking Falls . 2017-09-25 .
  2. Web site: Bear Cliff Falls . 1881 . Weed, Parsons & Company . Albany, New Yorky . 13 August 2018 . data. Proposed Erection of Local Historical Monuments. Report of Special Committee on Archaeology . Albany Institute .
  3. Web site: Leatherstocking Falls . 1980 . Geonames.usgs.gov . 17 September 2017 . data.
  4. News: Urtz . Don . September 15, 2010 . Canadarago's Two Islands . Richfield Springs Mercury . May 22, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170417154712/http://www.rsmercury.com/pages/articledetailsarch.asp?cat=48&art=7342&iss=202 . April 17, 2017 . dead .
  5. Web site: Leatherstocking Falls . 2009 . Otsegolandtrust.org . 17 April 2017 . data.

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