Oswegatchie Creek
Oswegatchie may refer to: ;In New York *Oswegatchie, New York, a town in St. Lawrence County *Oswegatchie River, a tributary of the Saint Lawrence River *Oswegatchie people, a native people of northern New York *Fort Oswegatchie, subsequent name of Fort de La Présentation *Oswegatchie Corners, a location in the town of Diana, New York ;Elsewhere *Oswegatchie Historic District The Oswegatchie Historic District is a historic district in the town of Waterford, Connecticut, United States. The historic district is located on a peninsula on the east side of the tidal Niantic River, and represents a cross-section of historic ...

Oswegatchie, New York
Oswegatchie is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 4,397 at the 2010 census. The name reportedly means "Black Water". It is on the northern border of the county and is adjacent to the city of Ogdensburg. History The area was first explored by French missionaries during the 17th century. The town was founded in 1802 from the town of Lisbon upon the formation of the county. After the end of the French and Indian War, the British renamed the former French community of La Gallette as Oswegatchie, the name of the local native tribe. After the end of the American Revolution, the community became Ogdensburg, named for Samuel Ogden, who was a member of a group of land speculators and developers who purchased a large tract of land in the region. During the War of 1812 Ogdensburg and much of the town was captured by British forces. In 1817, the community of Ogdensburg set itself apart from the town by incorporating as a village, and became the ...
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Oswegatchie River
The Oswegatchie River ( moh, Kaniatarahòn:tsi) is a river in northern New York that flows from the Adirondack Mountains north to the Saint Lawrence River. The Oswegatchie River begins at Partlow Lake in Hamilton County, New York. The river continues through Cranberry Lake which was 'doubled in size' through construction of a dam in the late 1860s. The river continues from the dam to Gouverneur, to near Talcville in St. Lawrence County, where it joins the West Branch. Much of it is within Adirondack State Park. The city of Ogdensburg developed at the mouth of the river at its confluence with the St. Lawrence. History The mouth of the Oswegatchie River at the St. Lawrence River, was the site of a Jesuit mission, Fort de La Présentation, founded in 1749. Also a fur trading post, the village had 3,000 Onondaga by the 1750s, most of whom converted to Catholicism. They came to be known as the Oswegatchie; because of their converted status they were considered to be somewha ...
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Oswegatchie People
In 1749, the Sulpician missionary, Abbé Francois Picquet, built a fort where the Oswegatchie River empties into the St. Lawrence River (present-day Ogdensburg, New York). He invited the Iroquois to come to ''Fort de La Présentation'' to learn about Catholicism. To settle at ''La Présentation'', families had to agree to live monogamously, convert to Catholicism, give up alcohol and swear allegiance to France. By 1751, 396 Haudenosaunee families, largely Onondaga with some Oneida and Cayuga, had settled in the area between Toniato Creek (now known as Jones Creek, in Thousand Islands National Park) and the Long Sault. They came to be called the Oswegatchie. This was one of the Seven Nations of Canada. While never allowed as a separate tribal member of the Iroquois Confederation, the Oswegatchie were considered "nephews" because of their members' family ties to the Six Nations. When the Seven Years' War broke out between France and England, the Oswegatchie fought with the Fre ...
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Fort De La Présentation
The Fort de La Présentation (; "Fort of the Presentation"), a mission fort, was built in 1749 and so named by the French Sulpician priest, Abbé Picquet. It was also sometimes known as Fort La Galette (). It was built at the confluence of the Oswegatchie River and the St Lawrence River in present-day New York. The French wanted to strengthen their alliance with the powerful Iroquois, as well as convert them to Catholicism. With increasing tensions with Great Britain, they were concerned about their thinly populated Canadian colony."History"
, Friends of ''Fort de La Présentation'' Website, accessed 2 Feb 2010 By 1755 the settlement included 3,000 residents loyal to France, in part because of the

Diana, New York
Diana is a town in Lewis County, New York, United States. The population was 1,709 at the 2010 census. The town is on the northeastern border of the county and is located northeast of Watertown. The northwestern section of Diana is in the Fort Drum military reservation. History The town of Diana was established from part of the town of Watson in 1830. In 1841, part of the town was used to help establish the town of Croghan. It was named after the Roman goddess Diana. The Alpina Archeological District and Lewisburg Archeological District were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. Notable person *Joseph Bonaparte, the older brother of Napoleon, spent part of his exile living in the town near Natural Bridge. Lake Bonaparte in the northern part of the town is named after him. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.63%, are water. Part of the Fort Drum Military Reservation is ...
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