Historic Markers, Monuments and
Memorials of Buffalo, New York

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Title:

Red Jacket

Description:

Red Jacket, SA-CO-YE-WAT-HA (He keeps them awake.) Died at Buffalo Creek, January 20, 1830, aged 78 years. "When I am gone and my warnings are no longer heeded, the craft and avarice of the white man will prevail. My heart fails me when I think of my people, so soon to be scattered and forgotten."

Erected by:

The Buffalo Historical Society, 1890.

Location:

Forest Lawn Cemetery


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