Victor in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Gannagaro

Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, October 26, 2018

1. Gannagaro Marker

Inscription.
[1] Gannagaro
We set out...in battle array, expecting to find the enemy entrenched in the new village which is above the old. We entered the plain, however, without seeing anything but the vastigies of the fugitives. We found the old village burnt by the enemy, who had also deserted the intrenchment of the new which was about three-quarters of a league distant from the old. We encamped on the height of that plain....

Jacques Rene de Brisay,
Marquis de Denonville
July 14, 1687

[2] Gannagaro
19th July, Moved our camp in the morning from near the village of St. Jacques or Gannagaro, after having destroyed a vast quantity of fine large corn, beans, and other vegetables of which there remained not a single field, and having burned so large a quantity of old corn that the amount dared not be mentioned.

Luois Armand,
Baron de la Hontan
July 19, 1687

[3] Gannagaro
...14th July, we marched to one of the large villages where we encamped. We found it burned and a fort quite nigh, abandoned; it was very advantageously situated on a hill.

Jacques Rene de Brisay,
Marquis de Denonville
August 25, 1687

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Native Americans. A significant historical date for this entry is July 14, 1687.

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42° 57.774′ N, 77° 26.013′ W. Marker is in Victor, New York, in Ontario County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Boughton Hill Road (County Route 41) and Murray Lane. This marker series, with others, is on Fort Hill in Ganondagan New York State Historic Site. From the parking area at the intersection, hike west on the service road whick ascends the west side of the hill. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Victor NY 14564, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Onondowahgah (a few steps from this marker); Gannongarae (within shouting distance of this marker); Gahayanduk Fort Hill (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Nundawahonoga (about 300 feet away); Gannondata (about 400 feet away); Gahayanduk (about 500 feet away); The War on Corn (about 500 feet away); Totiakton (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Victor.

Also see . . . Ganondagan State Historic Site. New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation website entry (Submitted on July 15, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, October 26, 2018

2. Gannagaro Marker

Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, October 26, 2018

3. Gannagaro Marker

Gannagaro Marker Series image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, October 26, 2018

4. Gannagaro Marker Series

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Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 29, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.