"Do-Ne-Ho-Ga-Wa" Grand Sachem Chief
— "Keeper of the Western Door of the Long House of the Iroquois" —
Son of William and Elizabeth Parker, born in a log cabin overlooking the water-falls, at Indian Falls, N.Y., then part of the Tonawanda Indian Reservation. Volunteered into the army, and became General Grant's Military Secretary. He was instrumental in drafting the final terms of the Confederate Surrender at Appomattox Court House in Virginia on April 9, 1865. On March 2, 1867, he was commissioned a Brigadier General in the regular army.
President Grant appointed him the first Commissioner of Indian Affairs on April 13, 1869. He died August 31, 1895, at Fairfield Conn. His remains lie at rest in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, NY.
| HM Number | HM1FUW |
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| Tags | |
| Placed By | Town of Pembroke Historical Committe |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, September 8th, 2014 at 5:16am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17T E 711836 N 4766877 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 43.02505000, -78.40005000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 43° 1.503', W 78° 24.003' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 43° 1' 30.18" N, 78° 24' 0.18" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 585, 716 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1221 Akron Rd, Corfu NY 14036, US |
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