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History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925
"Canajoharie" Pothole

[This information is from Vol. II, p. 1681 of History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925, edited by Nelson Greene (Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1925). It is in the Schenectady Reference collection of the Schenectady County Public Library at Schdy R 974.7 G81h. This online edition includes lists of portraits, maps and illustrations. As noted by Paul Keesler in his article, "The Much Maligned Mr. Greene," some information in this book has been superseded by later research or was provided incorrectly by local sources.]

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Canajoharie Pothole

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Photo: "Canajoharie" Pothole

The original Can-a-jo-har-ie, meaning in the Mohawk language, "the pot that washes itself," or "the boiling pot." This famous pothole is at the lower end of the Canajoharie Gorge. Photo by Mr. Harry V. Bush, Canajoharie.

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