Windsor in Broome County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Onaquaga Valley

Photographed by Scott J. Payne, July 7, 2025

1. Onaquaga Valley Marker

Inscription.
Onaquaga, one of many names for the 18th Century Oneida settlement that welcomed the Tuscaroras as the sixth nation of the Haudenosaunee.

Erected 2025 by Old Onaquaga Historical Soc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 42° 6.92′ N, 75° 39.374′ W. Marker is in Windsor, New York, in Broome County. It is on Main Street (New York State Route 79) north of Seward Rd, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Windsor NY 13865, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Southern Tier.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured

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as the crow flies: Sage Creek (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); History of Old Onaquaga Valley (approx. 0.8 miles away); Ouaquaga Bridge (approx. 0.8 miles away); In Memory of "Wausaunia" Rebecca Kellogg Ashley (approx. 1½ miles away); Alice F. Palmer (approx. 2.3 miles away); Cole Tavern 1800 (approx. 2.4 miles away); Windsor Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); Reticulated Giraffe (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Windsor.

Also see . . .
1. Onaquaga (Wikipedia). (Submitted on June 22, 2025, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Iroquois (Wikipedia). (Submitted on June 22, 2025, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed by Frank Evangelisti

2. Onaquaga Valley Marker

Onaquaga Valley Marker looking north on Rt 79 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Scott J. Payne, June 28, 2025

3. Onaquaga Valley Marker looking north on Rt 79

Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2025, by Frank Evangelisti of Windsor, New York. This page has been viewed 231 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 7, 2025, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. 2. submitted on June 12, 2025, by Frank Evangelisti of Windsor, New York. 3. submitted on June 28, 2025, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.