Under the Mountain

x, 140, [2] pp. A history of Lewiston, New York from early European exploration through the time of publication, with discussions of: French missionaries visiting Ongiara; LaSalle's visit in 1678; Joncaire and his trading post; Fort Niagara; Sir William Johnson and Joseph Brant; the Battle of La Belle Famille; Devil's Hole Massacre; Seneca tribe's cession of land to the British; War of 1812; Fort Gray; the burning of Lewiston in December 1813; Underground Railway during the Civil War; horse racing; hotels; fruit growing industry; World Wars I & II. Includes maps of: The Portage; Fort Kienuka; Lewiston showing detail of escarpment area; Lewiston Village in 1875. Bibliography follows text.