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Indian Names of Localities, 

 Erie County. 



AMHERST. 



Ellicott Creek — Ga-da-o-yali-deh, level heavens. 

 Williamsville — Ga-sko-sa-da-ne-o, many falls, (Morgan). 



Ga-da-ya-deh, place of misery or ' 'open sky, ' ' (Marshall) . 



BRANT. 



Brant — Derived from Joseph Brant, Thayendanegea. 



Delaware Creek — It is possible that this took its name from the 

 Delaware village near its head. 



Cattaraugus (Creek) — Fetid or bad-smelling banks. 



Ga-da-ges-ga-o — Cattaraugus Creek (mouth). Same as above. 



R. a la terre puante — French translation of Cattaraugus. It ap- 

 pears on Pouchot's map. 



BUFFALO. 



Buffalo — English translation of Indian, "Tick-e-ack-gou-ga", or 

 a translation of "De-gi-yah-go" a man's name, meaning 

 "the buffalo". 



Buffalo Creek — English translation of Indian, "Tick-e-ack-gon- 

 ga-ha-un-da" , meaning "buffalo creek". 



Ne-o-thro-ra, Tuscarora name for Buffalo. 



De-o-tro-weh, Cayuga name for Buffalo. 



De-ose-lole, Oneida name for Buffalo. 



Do-syo-wa or Do-sho-weh, "place of bass-woods", Buffalo. 

 (Marshall). 



De-dyo-we-no-guh-do, "divided island", Squaw Island. 



De-yeh-ho-ga-da-sea, "The oblique ford", was the name given 

 by Marshall for the ' 'old ford at the iron bridge' ' . The 

 "iron bridge" was on Abbott Road, across Buffalo River, 

 but there was no ford there, so far as known. There was an 

 "oblique ford" on Cazenovia Creek. This was close by the 



