Le village des Mohawks
English: Allies of the British during the American War of Independence, the Six Nations Iroquois received extensive lands along the Grand River in 1784. Mohawks, led by Joseph Brant, established a village of some 400 individuals here by 1788. The community was situated at an important crossing point on the river ("Brant's Ford") and prospered as a resting place for travellers on the "Detroit path", a trail linking the Niagara and Detroit Rivers. Increasingly European settlers encroached on Six Nations' lands. In 1841 the government moved the Grand River Iroquois to a section of their land south of the river. Of the Mohawk Village, only the chapel remains.HM Number | HM1KR6 |
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Placed By | Ontario Heritage Foundation, an agency of the Government of Ontario |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Tuesday, May 26th, 2015 at 2:01pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17T E 562210 N 4774946 |
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Decimal Degrees | 43.12470000, -80.23521667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 43° 7.482', W 80° 14.113' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 43° 7' 28.92" N, 80° 14' 6.78" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 252-280 Mohawk St, Brantford Ontario N3S 2X2, CA |
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