Indian Hill Memorial Park
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Home to the Onondaga Indians, Indian Hill Memorial Park is the location where the first Catholic Mass was celebrated in the modern United States. The largest population of the Onondaga Indians lived in Indian Hill Memorial park in 1655. [1]Indian Hill Memorial Park is located in southern Manlius, New York, in Onondaga County.
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Geography/location
Indian Hill Memorial Park is located on Indian Hill Road West, positioned between Watervale Road and Pompey Center Road, approximately 0.6 miles west of Pompey Center Road. It is found between the two branches of Limestone Creek. Indian Hill Memorial Park is located east of Jamesville Beach Park and west of Cazenovia Lake. The marker is on Indian Hill Road with an address of 8031 Indian Hill Road, Malinus NY, 13104. The coordinates are 42° 58.2′ N, 75° 58.264′ W.
Historical Context - Onondaga Communities
In 1655, French priests came to Indian Hill Memorial Park and celebrated the first Catholic mass there. In 1696, a French army under Frontenac entered Indian Hill and burned down a number of Onondaga villages. [2]
The Onondaga Indians were only recognized as a group after the Europeans came to visit them in 1655. [3]
In 1917, a Roman Catholic service organization, named the Knights of the Alhambra erected a marker on current day Indian Hill Memorial Park. The marker was erected during a national convention held in Syracuse, NY. [4]
The marker reads,
“Indian Hill
In a bark chapel on this spot
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Was First Offered in New York State
By Rev. Joseph M. Chaumonot
Sunday 14, November 1655
Going Therefore Teach
Ye all Nations
Baptizing Them in the
Name of the Father
And the Son and the Holy Ghost
Teaching Them to Observe all
Things Whatsoever Have Commanded You
St. Matthew XXVII 19-20
Erected by the Order
Of the Alhambra
Anno Domini - MCMXVII”
The “bark chapel” in which the mass was held that is mentioned in the inscription was the home of a Onondaga woman named Teotonhararo, which the marker does not mention. [5]
Significance
In 1905, Father George Mahan funded a celebration at Indian Hill Memorial Park to recognize the 250th anniversary of the Mass at the Roman Catholic Church in Pompey Hill where over 2500 people attended. [6]
Controversies regarding the memorial
A controversy associated with Indian Hill Memorial Park is the use of the word “population” to describe the Onondaga Indians in a marker on the site. This is a loaded word because it limits the history of the Onondaga Indians to Indian Hill, although their history is much more extensive and complicated. [7]
Current uses / in todays society
Indian Hill has been used for religious ceremonies in the late 20th century by several catholic churches in the greater Manlius area including the Oran Community Church, Delphi Falls United Church, Pompey Hill United Church, and the Church of the Immaculate Conception. - link uses proxy through syr.edu - need to ask Prof L'Pree about this
Today, Indian Hill Memorial park is home to a variety of wildlife and is a preserved area that people cannot reach through a specific trail.[8]
Indian Hill Memorial Park is occasionally still used for pilgrimages, interfaith prayer services, and Roman Catholic celebrations.[9]
References
- ^ "Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation". www.peacecouncil.net. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ "Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation". www.peacecouncil.net. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ "Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation". www.peacecouncil.net. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ "Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation". www.peacecouncil.net. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ "Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation". www.peacecouncil.net. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ "Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation". www.peacecouncil.net. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ "Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation". www.peacecouncil.net. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ Makosky, S (April 9, 2009). "East living: Indian hills preserve, Pompey". Syracuse.com. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Bundy, Gail (November 10, 2010). "Indian Hill". Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
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