Near Union Springs in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Cayuga Castle
Goi-O-Gouen
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, February 23, 2020
1. Cayuga Castle Marker
Cayuga village
Destroyed Sept. 23. 1779
Sullivan Campaign
Erected 1932 by State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is September 23, 1779.
Location. 42° 48.595′ N, 76° 42.045′ W. Marker is near Union Springs, New York, in Cayuga County. It is on New York State Route 90 0.1 miles south of Great Gully Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Union Springs NY 13160, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Central New York, and in the Syracuse Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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: Routes of the Armies (here, next to this marker); Missionaries To The Cayuga (a few steps from this marker); Indian Mound (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Cayuga Castle (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Frontenac (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Quarries (approx. 1.1 miles away); John Irving (approx. 1.6 miles away); Zobedia Alleman (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Union Springs.
Regarding Cayuga Castle. Fortified Indian villages were known as castles.
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Photographed by Mira Earls, July 22, 2016
2. Goi-O-Gouen Marker
near the Cayuga Castle Marker
near the Cayuga Castle Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 1,709 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 26, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 2. submitted on July 20, 2025, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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