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PANTHER MOUNTAIN

Program
Legends & Lore®
Subject
Folklore
Location
Corner of Pope Road and Panther Mountain, Fly Creek, NY
Lat/Long
42.778587, -74.986454
Grant Recipient
Fly Creek Area Historical Society
Historic Marker

PANTHER MOUNTAIN

Inscription

PANTHER MOUNTAIN
NINETEENTH CENTURY NATIVE
AMERICAN MAN WHO CALLED
HIMSELF THE PANTHER LIVED
ALONE ON THIS HILL.  LOCALS
NAMED IT PANTHER MOUNTAIN
NEW YORK FOLKLORE SOCIETY
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2017 

Panther Mountain Road is said to be named for a Native American man who called himself “The Panther.” The man lived on the mountain and in the wilderness back during the 1800s. It’s said he also fished on Canadarago Lake. The road was called Panther’s Mountain before getting shortened to Panther Mountain.