Caughnawaga 1667 - 1780

<br><center><b>Caughnawaga</b><br>1667 - 1780<br>*</center>Site of Mohawk Indian Turtle Clan village 1667-1693<br>Jesuit Mission of St. Peter 1669-1684<br>Home of Kateri Tekakwitha<br>"Lilly of the Mohawks"1667-1677<br>Mohican attack repulsed 1669<br>Destoryed in French raid 1693<br>Settled by Dutch prior to 1750<br>Caughnawaga Reformed Dutch<br>Church built 1763<br>First Valley Revolutionary clash<br>Here at Raising of Liberty Pole 1775<br>Great Review of 3000<br>Continentals and Militia 1776<br>Two Tory-Indian raids 1780<br><small>Erected by State of New York 1933</small>