Gravelly Point (Otsego Lake)

Gravelly Point is a geographic cape extending into Otsego Lake in the Town of Middlefield in Otsego County in the U.S. State of New York. It is located on the east side of the lake, roughly 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the Village of Cooperstown. The point is not accessible from land but only the lake.

Gravelly Point
Location within New York
Gravelly Point (the United States)
LocationNorth of Cooperstown, New York
Coordinates42°46′14″N 74°52′56″W[1]
Offshore water bodiesOtsego Lake
Elevation1,217 feet (371 m)[1]
Topo mapRichfield Springs

Appearance in literature

Gravelley Point is mentioned in The Deerslayer in chapter 7. Deerslayer was paddling after his drifting canoe, and once he reaches it he landed on Gravelly Point. When he lands on the point he is fired upon by a Huron Indian who wants to seize the canoe, and Deerslayer returned fire. As the Huron was dying he asked Deerslayer what his name was. Deerslayer replied to him, that he was called Deerslayer though when he returned from war he shall gain a more manly title. The Huron said that it was a good name for a boy but not a warrior, and he then said "No Deerslayer... Hawkeye, Hawkeye, Hawkeye". The Huron then died and Deerslayer gained a new name, but continued to be referred to as Deerslayer throughout the novel.[2]

References
  1. "Gravelly Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  2. "Cooper's Otsego County". jfcoopersociety.org. jfcoopersociety.org. 1921. Retrieved 20 June 2019. data
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