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3 unusual facts about Tuscarora Heroes Monument


Tuscarora Heroes Monument

Primary funding was provided by the Town of Lewiston using Niagara River Greenway funds, along with Niagara County (also with Greenway funds), the KeyBank Foundation, the Margaret L. Wendt Foundation, the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area, and the Daughters of 1812.

The committee was led by Lewiston's 1812 Bicentennial volunteer director, Lee Simonson, who advanced the idea of a tribute to the Tuscaroras in 2009 as one of two major bicentennial projects for the group to undertake, the other being the reenactment of the Battle of Queenston Heights.

However, financial support was received from the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area, an arm of the National Park Service.



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