British military engineering eases the ascent from the river to the top of the Escarpment.
Originally, Seneca porters carried goods and boats up the Escarpment for the French and the british. In 1750, Swedish traveler Peter Kalm reported that 200 Seneca were employed in carrying on their backs packs of bear and deer skin and that he saw four men carry a birch bark canoe five fathoms long up the Escarpment. He reported that the Seneca referred to the way that he porters clambered up the escarpment on their hands and knees as Duh'jih'heh'oh meaning "to walk on all fours." The porter were paid 20 pence for each pack they carried or were given blankets, coats, stockings, and other items for their labor.HM Number | HM1947 |
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Date Added | Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at 7:50am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17T E 658891 N 4781172 |
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Decimal Degrees | 43.16661667, -79.04535000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 43° 9.997', W 79° 2.721' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 43° 9' 59.82" N, 79° 2' 43.26" W |
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Area Code(s) | 716 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 499 S 4th St, Lewiston NY 14092, US |
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