Unity Island

Discovered in 1679 by the men of LaSalle’s expedition, this island was known to the Senecas as “De-dyo-no-guh-doh,” or Divided Island, because it was divided by a marshy creek called Smuggler’s Run. In 1798 the Seneca Nation presented it to Captain Jasper Parish (1769-1836), an agent and interpreter, as a gift in acknowledgement of his services on their behalf. The island was the site of War of 1812 troop landings and departures, and in October 1812 the British warship HMS Detroit was beached, burned, and sunk here.

Buffalo, New York · United States