Leatherstocking Falls

Leatherstocking Falls also known as "Panthers Leap", "Bear Cliff Falls"[2] and "Deowongo Falls", is located on Leatherstocking Creek north of Cooperstown, New York.[3] Deowongo translates to "place of hearing", coming from the Oneida Iroquois nation’s language.[4] These falls are where, in James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, Leatherstocking saves the life of an Indian maiden.[5]

Leatherstocking Falls
Picture of Leatherstocking Falls taken between 1865 and 1880
Leatherstocking Falls is located in New York
Leatherstocking Falls
Location of Leatherstocking Falls within New York
Coordinates42°43′59″N 74°55′20″W
Elevation1,358 ft (414 m)[1]
WatercourseLeatherstocking Creek

References
  1. "Leatherstocking Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  2. Albany Institute (1881). "Bear Cliff Falls". Proposed Erection of Local Historical Monuments. Report of Special Committee on Archaeology. Albany, New Yorky: Weed, Parsons & Company. Retrieved 13 August 2018. data
  3. "Leatherstocking Falls". Geonames.usgs.gov. 1980. Retrieved 17 September 2017. data
  4. Urtz, Don (September 15, 2010). "Canadarago's Two Islands". Richfield Springs Mercury. Archived from the original on April 17, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  5. "Leatherstocking Falls". Otsegolandtrust.org. 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2017. data
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