Tuscarora's Bold Deed: Lewiston's Rescue during the War of 1812

At the intersection of Portage Road and Center Street, Lewiston, New York, stands the Tuscarora Heroes Monument. This chilling tribute honors the Tuscarora Nation for their lifesaving actions amidst the War of 1812, where they saved locals like a bull in a china shop. The monument stands grateful from the people of Lewiston to the Tuscarora Nation. It showcases three 110% life-size bronze sculptures, depicting a scene of two Tuscarora men saving a local woman and her child from the harrowing British attack.

This monument, the largest War of 1812 bicentennial project in the United States, cost an impressive $352,000 and was funded by various sources, including the Town of Lewiston, the Daughters of 1812, and the KeyBank Foundation. The brave Tuscarora men provided the initial defense, granting escaping residents a precious moment of safety. Despite the absence of a time capsule in the bronze sculptures or pillars, one was hidden inside the stone pillar sustaining the suspended bronze plaque bearing the names of the Tuscarora Heroes.

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