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

The Seneca Indian Village of Gandougarae

Photographed by Lugnuts, October 8, 2020

1. The Seneca Indian Village of Gandougarae Marker

Inscription. The Seneca Indian Village of
Gandougarae
Later the Jesuit mission of St. Michael was situated near this spot in the township of East Bloomfield.
Mass was said here by Fr. Fremen November 3, 1669
Visited by La Salle in 1669
Found burning by Denonville after the Battle at Gandagaro (Boughton Hill) July 1687
Erected by The State of New York and Town of East Bloomfield
1937

Erected 1937 by The State of New York and Town of East Bloomfield.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1669.

Location. 42° 53.714′ N, 77° 26.076′ W. Marker is in East Bloomfield, New York, in Ontario County. It is at the intersection of State Street (U.S. 20) and South Avenue, on the right when traveling west on State Street. Located in southwest corner of Elton Park, near Highway 20, just west of the arch. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bloomfield NY 14469, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New

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York,

specifically in Western New York,

in the Finger Lakes,

and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

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 walking distance of this marker: First Congregational Church (within shouting distance of this marker); A Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Bloomfield Veterans Plaque (within shouting distance of this marker); East Bloomfield to the Memory of her Sons (within shouting distance of this marker); Bloomfield Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Murray Savage Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Holloway's Inn (within shouting distance of this marker); The Holloway House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in East Bloomfield.

The Seneca Indian Village Marker in Elton Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lugnuts, October 8, 2020

2. The Seneca Indian Village Marker in Elton Park

Elton Park Arch image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lugnuts, October 8, 2020

3. Elton Park Arch

The marker is located just west of this arch.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 956 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 8, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.