De-o-wain-sta "Carrying Place"
- Date Range
- 1000 – 1758
- Title
- De-o-wain-sta "Carrying Place"
- What occurred
- The original name for the area to become the city of Rome New York was De-o-wain-sta, translated as “carrying place”. The local American Indians from the Six Nations names the area “carrying place” because the area was used as a portage between the Mohawk River and Wood Creek. The Mohawk River runs through central NY into the Hudson then to the Atlantic Ocean. Wood Creek ran in a different direction instead flowing west ultimately flowing into Lake Ontario. This portage, about a mile long, effectively connected the Great Lakes waterway to the Atlantic Waterway. This strategic importance led to the construction of Fort Stanwix, a canal connecting Woods Creek and the Mohawk, and the modern city.
- Location
- 200 N James St, Rome, NY 13440
- Image Citation
- Greene, Nelson. The Old Mohawk Turnpike Book. The Mohawk Valley Historical Association. 1924. Fort Plain, New York
- Student name(s)
- Glen Manglapus
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