Caughnawaga Indian Village Site
Caughnawaga Indian Village Site, Archaeological site near Fonda, New York, United States.
The 135-acre excavated settlement contains foundations of 12 longhouses and a stockade along the Mohawk River near a natural spring.
The Mohawk nation established this settlement in 1666 and inhabited it until 1693, when French colonists initiated an attack that led to its abandonment.
French Jesuits operated a mission at the settlement from 1668 to 1679, teaching Mohawk residents to read and write in French while introducing Roman Catholicism.
The National Register of Historic Places site features marked stakes indicating the original layout of longhouses, allowing visitors to observe the village structure.
This location represents the only fully excavated Mohawk village within the United States, discovered in 1950 by Reverend Thomas Grassmann.
Location: New York
GPS coordinates: 42.95499,-74.39300
Latest update: March 7, 2025 16:42
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