Reflections on Big Spring is a thoughtfully researched, highly readable celebration of the rich heritage of the xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags />Genesee River Valley, Pittsford, NY and the Big Spring that drew generations of Americans to the area. xml:namespace prefix = o ns = urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office />
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The Seneca Tribe who lived in the Genesee River Valley for five centuries were the fighting elite of the Iroquois Confederacy. The author chronicles the series of seminal decisions that led to the gradual displacement and ultimate downfall of these proud indigenous people.
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New Englanders immigrated to the great frontier of western New York State in the early 19