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The Last General Council of the United States

 
 
The Last General Council of the United States Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Yugoboy, September 29, 2012
1. The Last General Council of the United States Marker
Inscription. The Last General Council of the United States with the Iroquois Confederacy was held in Canandaigua, and the resultant treaty was signed November 11, 1794, by U.S. Agent Timothy Pickering
Sachems and Warriors
Farmer's Brother Cornplanter, Red Jacket, Little Beard, Fish Carrier, Little Billy, Heap of Dogs, Handsome Lake, Half Town, and fifty others:
Witnesses
Israel Chapin, James Smedly, Augustus Porter, William Ewing and others:
Interpreters
Horatio Jones, Joseph Smith, Jasper Parrish
 
Erected 1902.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Native Americans. A significant historical date for this entry is November 11, 1919.
 
Location. 42° 53.29′ N, 77° 16.879′ W. Marker is in Canandaigua, New York, in Ontario County. Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street (New York State Route 332) and Ontario Street on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Canandaigua NY 14424, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 200 Years of Peace and Friendship (here, next to this marker); Historic Canandaigua Public Square (within shouting distance of this marker); City of Canandaigua (approx. 0.2 miles away); Austin Steward (approx. ¼ mile away); Granger Homestead
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(approx. 0.7 miles away); Haudenosaunee Family (approx. ¾ mile away); Japanese Garden (approx. 0.9 miles away); Sonnenberg Gardens (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canandaigua.
 
The Last General Council of the United States Marker as seen on courthouse lawn image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Yugoboy, September 29, 2012
2. The Last General Council of the United States Marker as seen on courthouse lawn
200th Anniversary Marker can be seen in the distance.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 541 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 29, 2013, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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