Leatherstocking Creek

Leatherstocking Creek
Creek
Country United States
State New York
Region Central New York Region
County Otsego
Town Otsego
Landmark Leatherstocking Falls
Source
 - coordinates 42°47′01″N 74°56′02″W / 42.78361°N 74.93389°W / 42.78361; -74.93389
Mouth Otsego Lake
 - location N of Cooperstown, New York, United States
 - elevation 1,191 ft (363 m)
 - coordinates 42°43′56″N 74°54′53″W / 42.73222°N 74.91472°W / 42.73222; -74.91472Coordinates: 42°43′56″N 74°54′53″W / 42.73222°N 74.91472°W / 42.73222; -74.91472[1]

Leatherstocking Creek is a small creek that flows into Otsego Lake north of Cooperstown, New York, and just south of Three Mile Point.[2]

The historic Leatherstocking Falls also known as "Panthers Leap" and "Deowongo Falls", are located on this creek.[3] These falls are where, in James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, Leatherstocking saves the life of an Indian maiden.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Leatherstocking Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
  2. ↑ "Otsego Lake Report" (PDF). Oneonta.edu. 1972. Retrieved 17 April 2017. data
  3. ↑ "Leatherstocking Falls". Geonames.usgs.gov. 1980. Retrieved 17 September 2017. data
  4. ↑ "Leatherstocking Falls". Otsegolandtrust.org. 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2017. data


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