Indian Falls, New York

Indian Falls is a hamlet [ [http://www.townofpembroke.org/index.html Town of Pembroke website] ] located closely within the northern border of the town of Pembroke and the western edge of Genesee County, Western New York, United States. It owes its name to a waterfall near its center, where Tonawanda Creek flows over the Onondaga escarpment.

History

Ely Parker, famous for the final draft of the Confederate surrender terms at Appomattox ending the Civil War, was born 1828 in a log cabin over-looking the waterfalls. The area was part of the Tonawanda Indian Reservation at the time. [ [http://www.townofpembroke.org/history.html Town of Pembroke (A Mini-History)] ]

Indian Falls incorporated as a village in 1868, but the community later abandoned that status.

Geography

As of the 2000 census, the unincorporated community had a total population of 795.

The falls (as they are locally known) are visible from the west side of the New York State Route 77 bridge over Tonawanda Creek. Route 77 travels North and South, while the creek flows in a Westerly direction through the hamlet.

References

External links

* [http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/genesee/cemeteries/oldgerman.txt Indian Falls Cemetery (Originally Old German Cemetery}]