Mohawk Valley History
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Arkell & Smith Sack Company Sales Leaflet — detail
Back cover of a printed pamphlet, c. 1876
1982.34a
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Click image above to return to main view. On the back cover of this pamphlet is a depiction of the “Falls at Canajoharie, NY.” The town’s name derives from Gana-jo-ha-ray, which in the native Iroquois language means a “pot that washes itself,” referring to a deep, kettle-shaped hole (or “boiling pot”) worn in the rocks at the falls on Canajoharie Creek. An old picture postcard of this geological formation can be seen here. |
