File:Annual report of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society to the legislature of the State of New York. (1901) (14761914706).jpg

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Title: Annual report of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society to the legislature of the State of New York.
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society.
Subjects: Historic buildings Natural monuments Monuments
Publisher: (Albany, N.Y. : s.n.)
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization

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t due in largepart to their location in the fertile Genesee vialley, and it wasnatural that they should regard this beautiful river, with itsremarkable gorge and falls at Portage, with peculiar reverence.Prof. Arthur C. Parker, archaeologist of the New York StateMusexjm,* writes to Mr. Letchworth, under date of January 20.1910: Several days ago one of the Cattaraugus (ndians, a Seneca,told me that his father always referred to the Lower Falls and in- Mr deed the whole gorge from the Upper to the Lower Falls asGa-gwa-dio, which means Snn-rising-up. I wrote down thename, thinking it might interest yon. * Professor Parker is partly of Indian descent. Tlis Seneca name is Oa-wa-BO-wa-neh, a war-chiefs name of the Bear Clan. Gen. Ely Samuel Parker,the famous Seneca chief, was his fathers uncle. General Parkers boyhoodname was ITa-sa-no-an-da, hut when lie was elected doorkeeper of the Leagueof the Iroquois he received the name and title of Do-ne-ha-pa-wa. GeneralParker was of the Wolf Clan.
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