Neutral Indian Burial-Ground

Photo by Alan L Brown - August, 2004

Plaque Location

In the Town of Grimsby in the Region of Niagara
at coordinates N 43 11.336 W 079 33.164
just inside the entrance to Centennial Park.

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Plaque Text

This nearby burial-ground, one of few representative sites known to have survived relatively intact in Ontario, was used by the Neutral Indians, a confederacy of Iroquoian tribes which occupied the area around western Lake Ontario before 1655. The remains of over 373 individuals were carefully interred here in 31 single graves and 24 multiple graves. Revered by the Neutrals, these remains were typically accompanied by a variety of wares, including carved combs, pipes, pottery, beads, and mid-seventeenth century European trade goods. The burial-ground, discovered in 1976, provides an invaluable record of late Neutral burial-customs and material culture. The remains were reinterred in 1977.

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