Victor in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Hanuwane
Great Turtle Island
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 26, 2018
1. Hanuwane Marker
It is set in a time when there existed two distinct worlds. Sky World was inhabited by spirit beings not unlike humans. At its center was a great tree whose fruits and flowers radiated blue light. Beneath this world, and unknown to it, was a boundless black sea populated by water creatures similar to those found on earth.
The story tells of the birth and life of Sky Woman who married Hodangeih, caretaker of the Sky World Tree. Upon learning of his wife's pregnancy, Hodangeih uprooted the tree. The woman slipped into the hole as she peered at the world beneath. As she fell, water fowl rose from the Great Black Sea to cushion her in midair and lower her safely to the back of the Great Turtle. Muskrat dove to the sea bottom for a pawful of earth. Placed on the back of Turtle, that earth grew and grew until it became Great Turtle Island, upon which we stand today.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities.
Location. 42° 57.785′ N, 77° 24.877′ W. Marker is in Victor, New York, in Ontario County. It can be reached from the intersection of Boughton Hill Road (County Route 41) and Victor Holcomb Road (New York State Route 444). Marker is
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Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New 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 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 walking distance of this marker: The Clearing (a few steps from this marker); Women's Rights (a few steps from this marker); Spring (within shouting distance of this marker); Wenishadenyoh (within shouting distance of this marker); Gahayanduk (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jikonhsaseh (about 400 feet away); Palisades (about 500 feet away); Gayanessha'gowa (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Victor.
Also see . . . Ganondagan - NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. (Submitted on November 13, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 26, 2018
2. Hanuwane Marker & Longhouse
Behind the visitor center.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 270 times since then and 8 times this year. Last updated on November 17, 2022. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 13, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
