Bead Hill

Bead Hill
Ganatsekwyagon (Seneca)
Hand-drawn late 1600s map of Lac de Frontenac (Lake Ontario), showing Ganatsekwyagon (Ganatchekiagon) and Lac Taronto, and the land occupied by the Mississaugas and the Iroquois, with all the map notations written in French
Late 1600s map of Lac de Frontenac (Lake Ontario), showing Ganatsekwyagon (Ganatchekiagon) and Lac Taronto, and the land occupied by the Mississaugas and the Iroquois
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
History
Periods17th century
CulturesIroquois
Site notes
Public accessNo
Official nameBead Hill National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1991

Bead Hill is an archaeological site comprising the only known remaining and intact 17th-century Seneca site in Canada. It is located on the banks of the Rouge River in Rouge Park, a national park in Toronto, Ontario. Because of its sensitive archaeological nature, it is not open to the public, nor readily identified in the park. It was designated a National Historic Site in 1991,[1] eventually becoming a unit of the national park system in June 2019.

  1. ^ "Bead Hill National Historic Site of Canada". Parks Canada. Retrieved 1 March 2023.