Red Jacket

"Sa-go-ye-wat-ha"

Seneca Chief Red Jacket (ca. 1758-1830) lived in a cabin on this site when this area was part of the Buffalo Creek Reservation. Known for his great oratory and keen mind, Red Jacket was an eloquent advocate for the ...

Red Jacket

Red Jacket, a small brass cannon, was first used in firing a salute of 500 guns when Georgia seceded from the Union. In custody of the Columbus Guards, it fired salutes at the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as President of ...

Red Jacket

"Sa-go-ye-wat-ha"

Seneca Chief Red Jacket (ca. 1758-1830) lived in a cabin on this site when this area was part of the Buffalo Creek Reservation. Known for his great oratory and keen mind, Red Jacket was an eloquent advocate for the preservation ...

Red Jacket.

SA-GO-YA-WAT-HA

(He keeps them awake)

The orator of the Six Nations of Iroquois

A chief of the Wolf Clan of the Senecas

Born near this spot-died at Buffalo N.Y.

1750 1830

Marker is on New York Route 89 0.3 miles north of Cemetery Road, on ...