Mohawk may refer to:

Related to Native Americans

Mohawk people The Mohawk people ( moh, Kanienʼkehá꞉ka) are the most easterly section of the Haudenosaunee, or Iroquois Confederacy. They are an Iroquoian-speaking Indigenous people of North America, with communities in southeastern Canada and northern Ne ...

, an indigenous people of North America (Canada and New York) * Mohawk language, the language spoken by the Mohawk people *

Mohawk hairstyle The mohawk (also referred to as a Mohican) is a hairstyle in which, in the most common variety, both sides of the head are shaven, leaving a strip of noticeably longer hair in the center. It is today worn as an emblem of non-conformity. The m ...

, from a hairstyle once thought to have been traditionally worn by the Mohawk people * Mohawk people (Oregon), a band of the Kalapuya Native American tribe in the U.S. state of Oregon

Places

Communities

Mohawk, Arizona Mohawk is a populated place in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is part of the Yuma Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Mohawk is located on the south border of the Gila River valley on Interstate 8; it is 13 miles east of Tacna, ...

Mohawk, California Mohawk (formerly, Mohawk Valley) is an unincorporated community in Plumas County, California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of ap ...

* Mohawk, Indiana * Mohawk, Herkimer County, New York * Mohawk, Montgomery County, New York * Mohawk, Oregon *

Mohawk, Tennessee Mohawk is an unincorporated community in western Greene County, eastern Tennessee, located west of the town of Greeneville. Its post office has the zip code 37810. The community is situated between two hills near the confluence of Riley and L ...

* Mohawk, Virginia

Lakes, rivers and waterfalls

Lake Mohawk (Ohio) Lake Mohawk is a private reservoir located about south of Malvern, Ohio, USA and east of Waynesburg, Ohio. It resides in Brown Township and Harrison Township. The lake is relatively small, being a private lake containing of water with a maximu ...

Mohawk River (disambiguation) The Mohawk River in New York is a tributary of the Hudson River. Mohawk River may refer one of several rivers in the United States: *Mohawk River (New Hampshire), a tributary of the Connecticut River *Mohawk River (Oregon), a tributary of the McKe ...

*Mohawk Falls, one of the waterfalls in Ricketts Glen State Park in Pennsylvania

Other

;United States *

Mohawk Dam Mohawk Dam, located in Jefferson Township, Coshocton County, Ohio northwest of Nellie, is a dry dam constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in the mid-1930s for the purpose of flood control on the Walhonding River. The ...

, Jefferson Township, Ohio * Mohawk Mountains, in southwestern Arizona * Mohawk State Forest, in Connecticut *

Mohawk Valley The Mohawk Valley region of the U.S. state of New York is the area surrounding the Mohawk River, sandwiched between the Adirondack Mountains and Catskill Mountains, northwest of the Capital District. As of the 2010 United States Census, th ...

, the area surrounding the Mohawk River in New York * Mohawk Valley (Arizona) ;Canada * Mohawk Island, Ontario, Canada

Ships

* USS ''Mohawk'', three US Navy ships, as well as Coast Guard and Revenue cutters and a navy reserve tug * HMS ''Mohawk'', thirteen ships of the Royal Navy *''Mohawk'', a wooden steamboat once known as the '' Inland Flyer''

Aircraft

Curtiss P-36 Hawk The Curtiss P-36 Hawk, also known as the Curtiss Hawk Model 75, is an American-designed and built fighter aircraft of the 1930s and 40s. A contemporary of the Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt Bf 109, it was one of the first of a new generation ...

, an American fighter aircraft called the Mohawk in British service *

Grumman OV-1 Mohawk The Grumman OV-1 Mohawk is an armed military observation and attack aircraft that was designed for battlefield surveillance and light strike capabilities. It has a twin turboprop configuration, and carries two crew members in side-by-side seating ...

military observation aircraft * Las Brisas Mohawk, an American homebuilt aircraft design * Miles Mohawk, 1930s British monoplane

In business

Mohawk Airlines Mohawk Airlines was a regional passenger airline operating in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, mainly in New York and Pennsylvania, from the mid-1940s until its acquisition by Allegheny Airlines in 1972. At its height, it employe ...

, a defunct airline * Mohawk Productions, Inc., a television company * Mohawk Gasoline, a gasoline station company in Canada owned by Husky Energy *

Mohawk Innovative Technology Mohawk Innovative Technology, Inc. is an American product and research and development technology company that develops oil-free foil bearings, magnetic bearings and non-contacting foil seals for high-speed rotating machinery, such as gas turbine ...

, a product and research and development technology company *

Mohawk Mall Mohawk Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in the town of Niskayuna, New York, on a parcel located at the corner of State Street and Balltown Road. It was managed by Genesee Management. It had three courts with groups of fountains and seating ar ...

, a defunct mall in Niskayuna, New York * Mohawk Commons (Niskayuna, New York), the retail center that replaced Mohawk Mall * Mohawk Industries, a flooring manufacturer based in Calhoun, Georgia, USA

In music

* Essra Mohawk (born 1947), American singer-songwriter *

Frazier Mohawk Frazier Mohawk (born Barry Friedman, December 12, 1941 – June 2, 2012) was an American record producer and sometime photographer, publicist, circus owner, and farmer. Life and career Friedman attended the Happy Valley School in California. He ...

(born 1941), American record producer and husband of Essra Mohawk * The Mohawks, a band fronted by composer Alan Hawkshaw *Mohawk, a jazz tune composed by Charlie Parker appearing on the 1950 album ''

Bird & Diz ''Bird and Diz'' is a studio album by jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. It was recorded primarily on June 6, 1950, in New York City.Patrick, James (1997), pp. 1–3. Two tracks featured on the original pressing, "Pa ...

In transportation

* Mohawk Subdivision, a railroad line in New York *

NYC Mohawk The New York Central Railroad (NYC) called the 4-8-2 type of steam locomotive the Mohawk type. It was known as the ''Mountain'' type on other roads, but the New York Central didn't see the name as fitting on its famous Water Level Route. Inste ...

, the 4-8-2 steam locomotive wheel arrangement *Mohawk, one of the

Sunbeam side-valve aircraft engines Sunbeam, Wolverhampton, England, started to build aircraft engines in 1912. Louis Coatalen joined Sunbeam as chief engineer in 1909, having previously been Chief Engineer at the Humber company works in Coventry. The company quickly became one o ...

*the '' Mohawk (GTW train)'', a named passenger train of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad *the ''

Mohawk (NYC train) Mohawk may refer to: Related to Native Americans *Mohawk people, an indigenous people of North America (Canada and New York) *Mohawk language, the language spoken by the Mohawk people *Mohawk hairstyle, from a hairstyle once thought to have been t ...

'', a named passenger train of the New York Central Railroad

Roads and raceways

* Mohawk Raceway, Campbellville, Ontario, Canada * Mohawk Road (Hamilton, Ontario) * Mohawk Trail, a Native American trade route, now part of Massachusetts Route 2

Other uses

*Mohawk, the name of a 1956 Operation Redwing nuclear test * Mohawk Area School District, a school system in Pennsylvania *

Mohawk College Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology is a public college of applied arts and technology located in Hamilton, Ontario. Established in 1966, the college currently has five main campuses: the Fennell Campus on the Hamilton Mountain, the M ...

, a college in Hamilton, Ontario * Mohawk Chapel, the oldest church in Ontario * Mohawk Sports Park, Hamilton, Ontario * Mohawk turn in figure skating * ''Mohawk'' (1956 film), a 1956 western * ''Mohawk'' (1986 novel), a 1986 novel by Richard Russo * ''Mohawk'' (2017 film), a 2017 thriller set during The War of 1812 * Mohawk (crater), an impact crater in the Elysium quadrangle of Mars