When one contemplates the current landscape of the regions around the Hill Cumorah, it becomes obvious why they have been overlooked so long in the on-going search for Book of Mormon territory. Although "the land of many waters" still graces the region, many of the ancient seas mentioned in the scriptures seem to be missing in the modern-day setting. Yet once we become aware of the great primeval forests and ancient waters that once filled the area, the picture changes dramatically, and all the missing pieces of the puzzle finally begin to fall into place. In fact, they fall into place so quickly and so easily that the territory of western and central New York may yet prove to be the long, lost lands of the Book of Mormon. Not only does the topography fit, but evidence of ancient civilizations exactly like those described in the scriptures show up in this very region, along with archaeological evidence that great numbers of them died around the Hill Cumorah. Mass graves of an ancient people, some of them 1/3 larger than those at present, have been found all across western and central New York, as have fortifications built exactly like those constructed in Moroni’s day. After studying out this subject in The Lost Lands of the Book of Mormon, you will never look at New York in the same way again.

Discovering the Lost Lands of the Book of Mormon
   

    A few initial segments have been presented here to acquaint the reader with the basic lay of the ancient landscape of the northeastern United States and the New York setting which this author suggests was home to both the early Jaredites and later the Nephites. Following this review, a series of other segments will be presented which will deal with a few of the controversial subjects and differences between the New York and Mesoamerica settings.