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

Inscription. South border of reservation
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: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • 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. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Finger Lakes.

It is also in the American Northeast

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and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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 (approx. one mile away); The Civilian Conservation Corps (approx. 1.1 miles away); Welcome to Big Bend Camp 23, SP 5 (approx. 1.1 miles away); Lower Falls Camp SP-49 (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Castile.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Gardeau Tract

Also see . . . 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

Gardeau Tract (South Border) Marker (<i>wide view</i>) image. Click for more information.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 17, 2017

2. Gardeau Tract (South Border) Marker (wide view)

Mary Jemison: "White Woman of the Genesee"
ThoughtCo. website entry
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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.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,296 times since then and 61 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.