History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925

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History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925
Mohegouter Mountain, from Top of Mt. Onistagrawa

[This information is from Vol. II, p. 1473 of History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925, edited by Nelson Greene (Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1925). It is in the Schenectady Reference collection of the Schenectady County Public Library at Schdy R 974.7 G81h. This online edition includes lists of portraits, maps and illustrations. As noted by Paul Keesler in his article, "The Much Maligned Mr. Greene," some information in this book has been superseded by later research or was provided incorrectly by local sources.]

Mohegouter Mountain, from Top of Mt. Onistagrawa

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Photo: Mohegouter Mountain, from Top of Mt. Onistagrawa

Mohegouter Mountain from the Onistagrawa, showing the south side of the Schoharie River along which Col. Sir John Johnson approached the village of Middleburgh (Weiser's Dorf) in his raid down the valley October 17, 1780. His advance here was opposed by a picked company of scouts under Timothy Murphy. From Life and Times of Timothy Murphy by courtesy of the Author, Paul B. Mattice.

History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925Mohegouter Mountain, from Top of Mt. Onistagrawa

History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925
Mohegouter Mountain, from Top of Mt. Onistagrawa