Mohawk
Encyclopedia
Mohawk may refer to:
Canada
- Mohawk people, an indigenous people of North America (Canada and New York)
- Mohawk languageMohawk languageMohawk is an Iroquoian language spoken by around 2,000 people of the Mohawk nation in the United States and Canada . Mohawk has the largest number of speakers of the Northern Iroquoian languages; today it is the only one with greater than a thousand remaining...
, the language spoken by the Mohawk people - Mohawk hairstyleMohawk hairstyleThe mohawk is a hairstyle in which, in the most common variety, both sides of the head are shaven, leaving a strip of noticeably longer hair...
, from a hairstyle once thought to have been traditionally worn by the Mohawk people - Mohawk people (Oregon)Mohawk people (Oregon)The Mohawk or Mohawk River people were a tribe or band of the Kalapuya Native Americans who originally lived in the Mohawk River area of Oregon in the United States. They spoke a dialect of the Central Kalapuya language....
, a band of the Kalapuya Native American tribe in the U.S. state of Oregon
Communities
- Mohawk, ArizonaMohawk, ArizonaMohawk is an unincorporated community in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is part of the Yuma Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Mohawk, CaliforniaMohawk, CaliforniaMohawk is an unincorporated community in Plumas County, California. It lies at an elevation of 4360 feet . Mohawk is located west of Blairsden....
- Mohawk, IndianaMohawk, IndianaMohawk is an unincorporated town in Buck Creek Township, Hancock County, Indiana....
- Mohawk, Herkimer County, New YorkMohawk, Herkimer County, New York----Mohawk is a village in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 2,660 at the 2000 census. The village was named after the adjacent river....
- Mohawk, Montgomery County, New YorkMohawk, Montgomery County, New YorkMohawk is a town in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 3,844 at the 2010 census.The Town of Mohawk is on the north border of the county, west of the City of Amsterdam.The county seat, Fonda is in Mohawk.- History :...
- Mohawk, OregonMohawk, OregonMohawk is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, on the Mohawk River, about seven miles upstream from Springfield.-History:...
- Mohawk, TennesseeMohawk, TennesseeMohawk is an unincorporated community in southern Greene County, Tennessee, United States, located northwest of the city of Greeneville. It is home to a post office, with zip code 37810....
Lakes, rivers and waterfalls
- Lake Mohawk (Ohio)Lake Mohawk (Ohio)Lake Mohawk is a reservoir located about south of Malvern, Ohio, USA and east of Waynesburg, Ohio. It resides in Brown Township and Harrison Township. The lake is relatively small, being a private lake containing of water with a maximum depth of . There is only one place to put in boats,...
- Mohawk RiverMohawk RiverThe Mohawk River is a river in the U.S. state of New York. It is the largest tributary of the Hudson River. The Mohawk flows into the Hudson in the Capital District, a few miles north of the city of Albany. The river is named for the Mohawk Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy...
in New York, a tributary of the Hudson River - Mohawk River (New Hampshire)Mohawk River (New Hampshire)The Mohawk River is a river in northern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of the Connecticut River, which flows south to Long Island Sound, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean....
, a tributary of the Connecticut River - Mohawk River (Oregon)Mohawk River (Oregon)The Mohawk River is the largest tributary of the McKenzie River, approximately long, in west central Oregon in the United States. It drains part of the foothills of the Cascade Range on the southeast end of the Willamette Valley northeast of Springfield....
, a tributary of the McKenzie River - Mohawk Falls, one of the waterfalls in Ricketts Glen State ParkWaterfalls in Ricketts Glen State ParkFile:Ricketts Glen State Park Waterfalls Base Map Labels.png|alt=A map showing Kitchen Creek flowing southeast from Ganoga Lake, through Lake Jean, and then through the dry bed of Lake Rose into Ganoga Glen with ten waterfalls. A second branch of the creek flows south through the dry bed of Lake...
in Pennsylvania
Other
United States- Mohawk DamMohawk DamMohawk Dam, located in Jefferson Township, Coshocton County, Ohio northwest of Nellie, is a dry dam constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in the mid 1930s for the purpose of flood control on the Walhonding River. The dam is part of the larger 18-county Muskingum Watershed...
, Jefferson Township, Ohio - Mohawk MountainsMohawk MountainsThe Mohawk Mountains is a mountain range in the northwest Sonoran Desert of southwest Arizona. It abuts the western Gila River valley to the north, and is located in southern Yuma County, Arizona and is part of an eleven mountain range–three valley region...
, in southwestern Arizona - Mohawk State ForestMohawk State ForestMohawk State Forest is the sixth oldest forest in the Connecticut state forest system. It is located in the southern Berkshires of Litchfield County, in the towns of Cornwall, Goshen, and Litchfield. Beginning in 1921, of land was donated by the White Memorial Trust. Today, the park encompasses...
, in Connecticut - Mohawk ValleyMohawk ValleyThe Mohawk Valley region of the U.S. state of New York is the area surrounding the Mohawk River, sandwiched between the Adirondack Mountains and Catskill Mountains....
, the area surrounding the Mohawk River in New York - Mohawk Valley (Arizona)Mohawk Valley (Arizona)The Mohawk Valley is a valley in the lower regions of the western Gila River Valley in southwestern Arizona in the western Sonoran Desert....
Canada
- Mohawk IslandMohawk IslandMohawk Island is a small island in Lake Erie in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was formerly known as Gull Island. The island contains the ruins of the Gull Island Lighthouse, built in 1848 and decommissioned in 1969. It is located close to the shore of Rock Point Provincial Park.Currently, no...
, Ontario, Canada
Ships
- USS MohawkUSS MohawkUSS Mohawk may refer to:, a U.S. Navy ship in the War of 1812., a U.S. Navy screw steamship launched in 1853., a U.S. Navy tug acquired in 1898....
, three US Navy ships, as well as Coast Guard and Revenue cutters and a navy reserve tug - HMS MohawkHMS MohawkThirteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mohawk, after the Mohawk, an indigenous tribe of North America:*HMS Mohawk was a 6-gun sloop launched at Oswego on the Great Lakes in 1756 and captured by the French that same year....
, thirteen ships of the Royal Navy - S/Y Mohawk II, Norwegian sail training vessel (ketch), built in Shoreham, England 1904.
- Mohawk a wooden Puget SoundPuget SoundPuget Sound is a sound in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a complex estuarine system of interconnected marine waterways and basins, with one major and one minor connection to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Pacific Ocean — Admiralty Inlet being the major connection and...
steamboat, once known as Inland FlyerInland FlyerInland Flyer was a passenger steamboat that ran on Puget Sound from 1898 to 1916. From 1910 to 1916 this vessel was known as the Mohawk. The vessel is notable as the first steamer on Puget Sound to use oil fuel...
Airplanes
- OV-1 MohawkOV-1 MohawkThe Grumman OV-1 Mohawk is an armed military observation and attack aircraft, designed for battlefield surveillance and light strike capabilities. It is of twin turboprop configuration, and carried two crewmembers with side by side seating...
military observation aircraft - P-36 HawkP-36 HawkThe Curtiss P-36 Hawk, also known as the Curtiss Hawk Model 75, was an American-designed and built fighter aircraft of the 1930s and 40s. A contemporary of both the Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt Bf 109, it was one of the first of a new generation of combat aircraft—a sleek monoplane design...
, an American fighter aircraft called the Mohawk in British service - Miles MohawkMiles Mohawk-Bibliography:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0.* Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925. London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1970. ISBN 0-37000-127-3....
, 1930s British monoplane
In business
- Mohawk AirlinesMohawk AirlinesMohawk Airlines was an airline that operated in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, primarily the states of New York and Pennsylvania from the mid-1940s until its acquisition by Allegheny Airlines in 1972...
, a defunct airline - Mohawk ProductionsMohawk ProductionsMohawk Productions is a television production company affiliated with television producer Bruce Helford. Its productions include The Drew Carey Show, The Norm Show, George Lopez, and The Oblongs....
, Inc., a company owned by Time Warner - Mohawk GasolineMohawk GasolineMohawk Gasoline is a chain of gas stations in Canada that is wholly owned by Husky Energy. Mohawk stations are found throughout Canada and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta....
, a gasoline station company in Canada owned by Husky Energy - Mohawk Industries, a manufacturer of flooring and other home products
- Mohawk Innovative TechnologyMohawk Innovative TechnologyMohawk Innovative Technology, Inc. is an American product and research and development technology company specializing in integrating advanced oil-free compliant foil bearings, magnetic bearings and non-contacting foil seals into high-speed rotating machinery, such as gas turbine engines,...
, a product and research and development technology company - Mohawk MallMohawk MallMohawk Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in the town of Niskayuna, New York, on a parcel located at the corner of State Street and Balltown Road. It was managed by Genesee Management. It had three courts with groups of fountains and seating areas. The mall was first opened in 1970 and mostly...
, a defunct mall in Niskayuna, New York - Mohawk Commons (Niskayuna, New York)Mohawk Commons (Niskayuna, New York)Mohawk Commons is a big box power center in Niskayuna, New York. It opened in 2002 and replaced the former enclosed Mohawk Mall previously located on the property. By October 2005, it had as many as 25 stores.-Ownership:...
, the retail center that replaced Mohawk Mall
In music
- Essra MohawkEssra MohawkEssra Mohawk is an American singer-songwriter who has recorded a dozen albums, many receiving critical acclaim. Her best known songs are "Change of Heart" recorded by Cyndi Lauper and "Stronger Than the Wind," recorded by Tina Turner.-Biography:Mohawk was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
(born 1947), American singer-songwriter - Frazier MohawkFrazier MohawkFrazier Mohawk is an American record producer and sometime photographer, publicist, circus owner and farmer....
(born 1941), American record producer and husband of Essra Mohawk - The Mohawks, a band fronted by composer Alan Hawkshaw
- Mohawk, a jazz tune composed by Charlie Parker appearing on the 1950 album Bird & DizBird & DizBird & Diz is a studio album by jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, recorded primarily on June 6, 1950 in New York City. Two tracks featured on the original pressing, "Passport" and "Visa", were recorded by Parker, without Gillespie and with a different personnel than...
In transportation
- Mohawk Subdivision, a railroad line in New York
- NYC MohawkNYC MohawkThe New York Central Railroad called the 4-8-2 type of steam locomotive the Mohawk type. It was known as the Mountain type on other roads, but the mighty New York Central didn't see the name to be fitting on its famous Water Level Route, so it instead picked the name of one of those rivers its...
, the 4-8-2 steam locomotive wheel arrangement - Mohawk, one of the Sunbeam side-valve aircraft engines
Roads and raceways
- Mohawk RacewayMohawk RacewayMohawk Racetrack is a harness racing track in Campbellville, Ontario. It is owned by the Woodbine Entertainment Group, formerly the Ontario Jockey Club, and is about 30 km west of the company's other racetrack, Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto...
, Campbellville, Ontario, Canada - Mohawk Road (Hamilton, Ontario)Mohawk Road (Hamilton, Ontario)Mohawk Road, is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is a two-way street throughout that starts just West of Highway 403 & Meadowlands and travels eastward linking up with the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway. Mohawk Road east of Highway 403 resumes again in front of Iroquoia...
- Mohawk TrailMohawk Trail- External links :* *...
, a Native American trade route, now part of Massachusetts Route 2
Other uses
- Mohawk, the name of a 1956 Operation RedwingOperation RedwingOperation Redwing was a United States series of 17 nuclear test detonations from May to July 1956. They were conducted at Bikini and Enewetak atolls. The entire operation followed Operation Wigwam and preceded Operation Plumbbob. The primary intention was to test new, second-generation...
nuclear test - Mohawk Area School DistrictMohawk Area School DistrictMohawk Area School District is a public school system in Bessemer, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the largest school district in Lawrence County by area, serving the boroughs of Bessemer, New Beaver and SNPJ, as well as the townsips of Mahoning, Little Beaver, and North...
, a school system in Pennsylvania - Mohawk CollegeMohawk CollegeMohawk College is a public College of Applied Arts and Technology located in the Golden Horseshoe of Ontario, Canada. Mohawk has three main campuses: the Fennell Campus located in Hamilton, the Brantford Campus located in Brantford and the STARRT Institute located in Stoney Creek, as well as the...
, a college in Hamilton, Ontario - Mohawk ChapelMohawk ChapelHer Majesty's Royal Chapel of the Mohawks, the oldest building in Ontario, is one of six Chapels Royal outside of the United Kingdom, and one of two in Canada, the other being Christ Church Royal Chapel near Deseronto, Ontario. It was elevated to a Chapel Royal by Edward VII in 1904...
, the oldest church in Ontario - Mohawk Sports ParkMohawk Sports ParkMohawk Sports Park, is a large park on the east mountain of Hamilton, Ontario, 1100 Mohawk Road East, with a number of sporting facilities including Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium and the Mohawk 4 Ice Centre, . Also known as Commonwealth Park and Upper King's Forest Park....
, Hamilton, Ontario - Mohawk turnMohawk turnA mohawk is a turn in figure skating that involves a change of foot but not a change of edge. It can be done on either inside or outside edges.The most common mohawk turn is the forward inside open mohawk...
in figure skating - Mohawk (film)Mohawk (film)Mohawk is a 1956 Pathécolor drama directed by Kurt Neumann, starring Scott Brady and Rita Gam. Jonathan Adams is an 18th century Boston artist, sent to Mohawk Valley to paint landscapes and portraits of Native Americans.-Cast:...
, a 1956 western