Leatherstocking Falls
Picture of Leatherstocking Falls taken between 1865 and 1880
Leatherstocking Falls is located in New York
Leatherstocking Falls
Location of Leatherstocking Falls within New York
Coordinates42°43′59″N 74°55′20″W / 42.73306°N 74.92222°W / 42.73306; -74.92222
Elevation1,358 ft (414 m)[1]
WatercourseLeatherstocking Creek

Leatherstocking Falls also known as "Panthers Leap", "Bear Cliff Falls"[2] and "Deowongo Falls", is located on Leatherstocking Creek north of Cooperstown, New York.[3] Deowongo translates to "place of hearing", coming from the Oneida Iroquois nation’s language.[4] These falls are where, in James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, Leatherstocking saves the life of an Indian maiden.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Leatherstocking Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  2. ↑ Albany Institute (1881). "Bear Cliff Falls". Proposed Erection of Local Historical Monuments. Report of Special Committee on Archaeology. Albany, New Yorky: Weed, Parsons & Company. Retrieved 13 August 2018. data
  3. ↑ "Leatherstocking Falls". Geonames.usgs.gov. 1980. Retrieved 17 September 2017. data
  4. ↑ Urtz, Don (September 15, 2010). "Canadarago's Two Islands". Richfield Springs Mercury. Archived from the original on April 17, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Leatherstocking Falls". Otsegolandtrust.org. 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2017. data
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