This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RRB.2ACE/5932 Message Board Post: Does anyone know where the Indian Cemetary called Horseshoe is located? It must be in southwestern Cattaraugus County. Also are there any other Indian cemetaries besides that one and Bunker Hill Cemetary? Any info would be appreciated. Thank you. Leila Songster

From "A Guide to Burial Sites, Cemeteries & Random Stones in Cattaraugus County, New York" by Marlynn McNallie Olson (1991, 1996): Popular Name: Horseshoe Cemetery General State of Repair: Good Visible from the Road: No In the town of: Great Valley Lot: Reservation Town: 2 Range: 6 Comments: Turn southwest (tiny sign at the road edge). This cemetery is hidden, you go across the Great Valley/ Carrollton town line, turn south at the reference marker, go straight south as far as you can, and walk back and to the west. toward Great Valley, and you will come on the cemetery, quite a ways back. At the time the Hopewell Mounded opening in 1949 Supervisor Redeye stated there was a large mound at Horseshoe Bend. I don't believe this cemetery is connected to the "mounds" Supervisor Redeye was referring to in his comments. It is too far south and away from "Horseshoe Bend." There are, however, in addition to local - current burials 3 "out of area" relocations here, including an unknown prehistoric Iroquoian male excavation from Kittanning, Pennsylvania area, that is approximately 600 years old. There are unknown Erie tribe Indians that were reburied in July 1987, and unknown Susquehannock tribe burials dated July 1986. About the Hopewell Mound, is the following (from the same publication): Popular Name: Hopewell Mount/Chief Daniel Killbuck General State of Repair: Fair Visible from the Road: No In the town of: Great Valley, on the west side of School Street near the railroad tracks Lot: Reservation Town: 2 Range: 6 Comments: These sites are behind 3659 School Street. The Hopewell Mound dates back to 1100 A.D. Chief Daniel Killbuck's site dates back to the late 1700s. The Hopewell site is 200' behind the house. Chief Killbuck's site is further west, toward the creek edge. There is now (1993) an out building back there and the 1100 A.D. site is about 25' in front of that building. Dan Parnell purchased the land in 1952 from Lyman Blackmon. Mr. Blackmon had owned the property at the time the Hopewell site was excavated by 4 men from the University of Toronto, in June of 1949. The excavation was supervised by an Indian from Shongo, named Sherman Redeye. It was excavated and explored with the greatest of care. The finishing and final removal was done with a pen knife, spoon and whisk broom. About 7 bodies were found and they were buried "bundled," however one body was buried in the normal way. This information comes from writings by former Great Valley historian Mildred Slade Patterson, mother of Roberta Patterson Stone, the present historian, who provided me with her mom's comments on the excavation. The brief story concerning this in the Salamanca Republican Press says "9 skeletons" were found. Maureen M. Lee PAMCKEAN List Administrator ----- Original Message ----- From: <Psongster@madbbs.com> To: <NYCATTAR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, 22 September, 2002 1:25 PM Subject: [NYCATTAR] Horseshoe Cemetary > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/RRB.2ACE/5932 > > Message Board Post: > > Does anyone know where the Indian Cemetary called Horseshoe is located? It must be in southwestern Cattaraugus County. Also are there any other Indian cemetaries besides that one and Bunker Hill Cemetary? Any info would be appreciated. Thank you. Leila Songster > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >