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DEVIL'S GORGE
BY NIAGARA FALLS THERE IS A LARGE GORGE NEAR THE WHIRLPOOL IN WHICH
A REGIMENT OF BRITISH WERE SUPPOSEDLY WIPED OUT BY AN INDIAN AND
FRENCH AMBUSH. THIS IS HOW IT GOT ITS NAME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): WAR- AMBUSH
Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Explanation of a name BELIEF -- Formation |
Date learned: 11-15-1968