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Wright's missionary work began in 1831 after graduating seminary, moving to Buffalo Creek to work among the Seneca people. The Mission at Buffalo Creek had been established in 1811, 20 years prior to Wright's commencement there, where translation work had already been started on hymns, the Gospel of Luke and other portions of the Bible.
Seneca Creek State Park is a public recreation area encompassing more than 6,300 acres (2,500 ha) along 14 miles of Seneca Creek in its run to the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The park features facilities for boating and fishing as well as trails for hiking, cycling, and horseback riding.
Seneca is close to Seneca Creek, sandstone mines, the C&O Canal, and the Potomac River. The community of Seneca exists in Montgomery County, Maryland, on Seneca Creek near the Potomac River. The creek was once very powerful, and eight of Montgomery County's 44 mills in existence before 1800 were located on this creek or its tributaries.
Seneca Creek, Seneca Aqueduct, and Riley's lock house in 2012 John and Roberta Riley gravestone at Darnestown Presbyterian Church. William H. Riley came to America from Ireland around 1849, and found work at the Seneca quarry. By 1880 he was working on the C&O Canal, as was his oldest son, John C. Riley.
The Community of True Inspiration, also known as the True Inspiration Congregations, [1] Inspirationalists, and the Amana Church Society) is a Radical Pietist group of Christians descending from settlers of German, Swiss, and Austrian descent who settled in West Seneca, New York, after purchasing land from the Seneca peoples' Buffalo Creek ...
Great Seneca Creek, 21.5 miles (34.6 km) long, [1] begins in Damascus and flows south past Montgomery Village, Germantown, Gaithersburg and Seneca Creek State Park. Little Seneca Creek, 14.0 miles (22.5 km) long, [1] rises in the Clarksburg area, flows south through Little Seneca Lake and Black Hill Regional Park, and the community of Boyds ...
The Seneca Historic District is a national historic district located at Poolesville, Montgomery County, Maryland. The district comprises 3,850 acres (1,560 ha) of federal, state, and county parkland and farmland in which 15 historic buildings are situated.
Seneca Creek may refer to: Seneca Creek (Potomac River), Maryland Seneca Creek State Park; Seneca Creek, a watercourse in New Mexico and Oklahoma; Seneca Creek (North Fork South Branch Potomac River), West Virginia; Seneca River (Virginia)