MoundLore on X posted about Bone Fort. It is located about 6 miles NW of Batavia, NY, or about 52 miles west of the Hill Cumorah.
Nephites retreating from Bountiful (Ohio) would have passed through here on their way to Cumorah.
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The entire thread is worth reading.
https://x.com/MoundLore/status/1915056491746463832
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In western New York, farmers uncovered a haunting mound.
Six feet tall. Thirty feet wide.
Made almost entirely of human bones.
Locals called it The Bone Fort.
But what it really was—and who it belonged to—remains a mystery.
Let’s talk about it
Nearby stood an ancient enclosure—earthwork fort built long before colonists arrived.
The Seneca called this area Tegataineáaghgue—“the double-fortified town.”
It was once a vibrant settlement, carefully planned and likely sacred.
The Bone Fort stood just beyond it.
Some believe it was a ceremonial burial site.
A sacred mound where a community gathered and honored its dead.
Others think it was a single mass grave.
The result of violence or disease that wiped out a generation.
No one knows for sure.
Reverend Samuel Kirkland, a missionary to the Seneca in the late 18th century, documented visiting the site.
He noted the presence of large oaks growing atop the mound, indicating its considerable age even then.
Over time, farming and development have erased most physical traces.
In the 1800s, many of the bones were collected and sent to museums.
Some were simply discarded.
The rest were plowed under and lost to time.
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