Sodus Point in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Native American Fishing Mural
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 17, 2025
1. Native American Fishing Mural Marker
Inscription.
Native American Fishing Mural. . This scene depicts Native Americans in the 1450s spear fishing near Chimney Bluffs. The Word Sodus is said by most to be derived from the Indian word Assodorus, meaning silvery water . Two Iroquois Nation tribes (Cayuga and Seneca) used the Sodus Bay area for their summer home due to the abundance of fish and wild game. The Native Americans mostly used Elm bark canoes (depicted in the background) which were locally made, very large, somewhat crude and disposable. They also traded with more northern tribes for light weight, smaller and beautifully decorated Birch bark canoes depicted in the foreground. The bald eagle, (and their feathers) that is pictured in the mural, are highly revered and considered sacred within American Indian traditions, culture and religion. The bald eagle lives in the Sodus Bay area. The Native Americans vacated the Sodus Point area prior to it being settled by early American settlers in 1794.
This scene depicts Native Americans in the 1450s spear fishing near Chimney Bluffs. The Word Sodus is said by most to be derived from the Indian word Assodorus, meaning silvery water . Two Iroquois Nation tribes (Cayuga and Seneca) used the Sodus Bay area for their summer home due to the abundance of fish and wild game. The Native Americans mostly used Elm bark canoes (depicted in the background) which were locally made, very large, somewhat crude and disposable. They also traded with more northern tribes for light weight, smaller and beautifully decorated Birch bark canoes depicted in the foreground. The bald eagle, (and their feathers) that is pictured in the mural, are highly revered and considered sacred within American Indian traditions, culture and religion. The bald eagle lives in the Sodus Bay area. The Native Americans vacated the Sodus Point area prior to it being settled by early American settlers in 1794.
Marker is in Sodus Point, New York, in Wayne County. It is on Bay Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8364 Bay Street, Sodus Point NY 14555, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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, on the Great Lakes, 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.
More about this marker. Mural is on the west side of the Sodus Point Fire Department.
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 17, 2025
3. Native American Fishing Mural Marker on the Side of the Sodus Point Fire Department
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, April 17, 2025
4. Church Opposite of Native American Fishing Mural Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 108 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 18, 2025, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
