Deowongo Island

picture info	Deowongo Island Deowongo Island is the only remaining island on Canadarago Lake in Otsego County, New York. The island's name is said to mean, "place of hearing", coming from the Oneida people, Oneida Iroquois nation’s language, and was given to the island because of the echo that was noticeable from that body of land before trees were cut around the shores. The island was protected in October 2012 and is currently open for public access. References {{authority control Islands of New York (state) Islands of Otsego County, New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Canadarago Lake Canadarago Lake is a lake located in Otsego County, New York and is the source of Oaks Creek. The Village of Richfield Springs is located at the lake's northern end. It is the second largest lake in Otsego County, lying to the west of and parallel to the larger Otsego Lake. The lake's name is also spelled "Candajarago Lake" or "Caniadaraga Lake". The lake has two islands. One island is known as Deowongo Island. The island's name is said to mean, "Place of Hearing", coming from the Oneida Iroquois nation’s language, and was given to the island because of the echo that was noticeable from that body of land. The island was protected in October 2012 and is currently open for public access. The other island is Loon Island which is a sunken island that disappeared in the early 19th century. Geography Canadarago Lake is just over long with a surface area of . Its average depth is , with a maximum depth of . The northern end of the lake is in the Town of Richfield, and the sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Otsego County, New York Otsego County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,524. The county seat is Cooperstown. The name ''Otsego'' is from a Mohawk or Oneida word meaning "place of the rock." History In 1789, Ontario County was split off from Montgomery. The area split off from Montgomery County was much larger than the present county, as it included the present Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Steuben, Wyoming, Yates, and part of Schuyler and Wayne counties. Formation Otsego County was one of three early counties split off from Montgomery (the other two being Herkimer and Tioga) after the American Revolutionary War. Otsego County was officially established on February 16, 1791, with Cooperstown as its county seat. The original county consisted of three large townships: * Cherry Valley in the northeast, * Otsego in the northwest, and * Harpersfield in the south. Otsego a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Otsego, New York Otsego is a town in the north-central part of Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 3,900 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Lake Otsego, which forms part of the town's eastern border. History Gideon Hawley, a missionary, arrived in this area in 1753. William Cooper purchased land (Cooper Patent) that now is marked, in part, by Cooperstown. Major settlement began around 1788. The Town of Otsego was organized while still in Montgomery County in 1788 and is the oldest town in the county. People of note James Fenimore Cooper (1789–1851), author who lived much of his life in Cooperstown and died there. Daniel DeWitt Tompkins Davie (1816–1877), American photographer, was born in Otsego. Isaac Singer (1811–1875), inventor who worked at a machine shop in Fly Creek in the 1830s. The family of his future business partner, Edward C. Clark, has been a major benefactor of Cooperstown since the 19th century. Jane Lippitt Patterson (1829–1919), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Richfield, New York Richfield is a town located in Otsego County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 2,388. The Town of Richfield is located at the northern border of the county. History Richfield Springs was called "Big Medicine Waters" by the local natives. From the '' Gazetteer of the State of New York'' by J. H. French, Published by R. Pearsall Smith, Syracuse, N. Y. 1860: :Richfield was formed from the Town of Otsego, New York on April 10, 1792. The towns of Exeter and Plainfield were taken off in 1799. It is the extreme northern town of the county. Its surface is rolling and moderately hilly, with a mean elevation of 150 to 200 ft. above Schuyler Lake (now Canadarago Lake), which lies in the southeast corner of the town and occupies a deep valley, into which flow several small streams from the north and west. The soil is of a diversified character, consisting of gravel, slate, clay, and sandy loam, well cultivated and productive. About 500,000 po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Oneida People The Oneida people (autonym: Onʌyoteˀa·ká·, Onyota'a:ka, ''the People of the Upright Stone, or standing stone'', ''Thwahrù·nęʼ'' in Tuscarora) are a Native American tribe and First Nations band. They are one of the five founding nations of the Iroquois Confederacy in the area of upstate New York, particularly near the Great Lakes. Originally the Oneida lived in what is now central New York, particularly around Oneida Lake and Oneida County. Today the Oneida have four federally recognized nations: the Oneida Indian Nation in New York, the Oneida Nation in and around Green Bay, Wisconsin, in the United States; and two in Ontario, Canada: Oneida at Six Nations of the Grand River and Oneida Nation of the Thames in Southwold. People of the Standing Stone The name Oneida is derived from the English pronunciation of ''Onyota'a:ka'', the people's name for themselves. ''Onyota'a:ka'' means "People of the Standing Stone". This identity is based on an ancient legend. The One ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Canadarago Lake Bathymetric One Layer2 Canadarago Lake is a lake located in Otsego County, New York and is the source of Oaks Creek. The Village of Richfield Springs is located at the lake's northern end. It is the second largest lake in Otsego County, lying to the west of and parallel to the larger Otsego Lake. The lake's name is also spelled "Candajarago Lake" or "Caniadaraga Lake". The lake has two islands. One island is known as Deowongo Island. The island's name is said to mean, "Place of Hearing", coming from the Oneida Iroquois nation’s language, and was given to the island because of the echo that was noticeable from that body of land. The island was protected in October 2012 and is currently open for public access. The other island is Loon Island which is a sunken island that disappeared in the early 19th century. Geography Canadarago Lake is just over long with a surface area of . Its average depth is , with a maximum depth of . The northern end of the lake is in the Town of Richfield, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Islands Of New York (state) The following is a list of islands found within New York State. Alder Island (New York), Alder Island Alger Island, New York, Alger Island Association Island Barnum Island Beeren Island Big Crow Island Big Hassock Island Bird Island (New York), Bird Island Black Banks Island Broad Channel Island Brother Island, Niagara River, Brother Island Calumet Island Captree Island, New York, Captree Island Carleton Island Catwright Island Cayuga Island Cedar Island (New York), Cedar Island Cedar Island (Babylon) Cedar Island (Shelter Island) Cedar Island (Nassau County) Center Island (New York), Center Island Cinder Island City Island, Bronx, City Island Clifford Island (New Rochelle), Clifford Island Colonels Island, New York Columbia Island (New York), Columbia Island Coney Island Constellation Rock Constitution Island Crab Island (Lake Champlain) Crab Island (Long Island Sound) Croil Island Croyle Island Cuba Island Dark Island Davids Island (New York) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]