Title:
Uncas, first of the Mohegans, an enduring figure in the region
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
Uncas's monument and grave
Unkas, Woncas, Oncas or Uncas
Mohegan Sun
Books by Oberg, Cooper and Fawcett
Unkas, Woncas, Oncas or Uncas
Mohegan Sun
Books by Oberg, Cooper and Fawcett
Object ID:
Kim09-039
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, CT
Pubication Date:
07/03/2003
Collection:
Carol W. Kimball
Summary:
In 1841 Norwich dedicated a monument to Uncas, famed sachem of the Mohegans as detailed in Oberg's book. In Cooper's popular novel, "the Last of the Mohicans", the name "Uncas" was chosen for his story's Native American hero. But historian Melissa Fawcett published a book called, "the Lasting of the Mohegans" as proof that the tribe is very much alive. Today we see the Mohegan Sun, built in Uncasville, as further proof of the lasting of the Mohegans and Norwich residents have a suitable marker for Uncas, sometimes spelled Unkas, Woncas, Oncas or Uncas.
People:
Uncas
Cooper, James Fenimore
Fawcett, Melissa
Cass, Lewis
Oberg, Michael Leroy
Leete, William
Gilman, Daniel Coit
Cody, Buffalo Bill
Cornet, Edward (Dr.)
Cornet, Leonard
Cooper, James Fenimore
Fawcett, Melissa
Cass, Lewis
Oberg, Michael Leroy
Leete, William
Gilman, Daniel Coit
Cody, Buffalo Bill
Cornet, Edward (Dr.)
Cornet, Leonard
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