Letchworth State Park

We visited Letchworth State Park today where the gorge is described as the "Grand Canyon of the East."
The Genesee River has a Upper, Middle, and Lower Falls in this park. The Upper Falls has a unique railroad bridge above it.The park also has a memorial to Mary Jemison, "White Woman of the Genesee". On the way to NY I read aloud a biography of Mary Jemison, who had been captured by the American Indians as a teenager and eventually chose to remain with the Seneca Indians whom she had grown to love. It have really enjoyed sharing in K and V's excitement when they know the stories behind the places we are visiting.
K is standing outside the restored cabin Mary Jemison lived in during her later years. It had been moved to this location.

1 comments:

Jodi said...

Wow, pretty!

I just looked up the book and will put it on our to-do list. Sounds interesting!

6/22/2007 1:27 PM