Near Castile in Wyoming County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Gardeau Tract
South Border
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 17, 2017
1. Gardeau Tract (South Border) Marker
set aside for Mary Jemison
White Woman of the Genessee
during the Big Tree Treaty
of 1797 at Geneseo N.Y.
William G. Pomeroy Foundation 2014
Erected 2014 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • Notable Places • Women. In addition, it is included in the Mary Jemison - White Woman of the Genessee, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1797.
Location. 42° 36.952′ N, 77° 59.947′ W. Marker is near Castile, New York, in Wyoming County. Marker is on Letchworth Park Road, ¼ mile north of Degolyer Road (County Route 41), on the left when traveling north. Marker is located inside Letchworth State Park, 2.8 miles north of the Castile entrance from Denton Conners Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Castile NY 14427, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. CCC Camp 76, SP 37 at Work (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of St Helena Camp 76, SP 37 (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Helena (approx. 0.3 miles away); Wolf Creek (approx. half a mile away); Site of Camp 23, Sp 5 - Letchworth State Park's first camp
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Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Gardeau Tract
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1. The Gardeau Grant of 1797. Pieces of the Past website entry:
At the Big Treaty of 1797, the Seneca People reserved the lands that would be known as the Gardeau Reservation. After the Treaty, while the Council Fire still burned, they issued a grant of land to Mary Jemison who lived with her family at Gardeau. (Submitted on June 15, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Mary Jemison, or Dehgewanus, "The White Woman of the Genesee". Pieced of the Past website entry:
Mary Jemison was captured by Shawnee Indians and French soldiers in Pennsylvania on April 5, 1758. She was later sold to Senecas who took her to Ohio. She was adopted by the Senecas and renamed Dehgewanus. She married, and went with her husband and their young son to Seneca territory in western New York. They lived in relative peace in the Gardeau Flats, and she was known as the "Old White
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 17, 2017
2. Gardeau Tract (South Border) Marker (wide view)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 610 times since then and 103 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 15, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
