Geneva in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Kanadesaga
(New Settlement)
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, December 3, 2025
1. Kanadesaga Marker
Site of the chief village of the Senecas from about 1750. Destroyed September 7, 1779, with its fields gardens orchards and 50-80 houses.
Col. John Butler's buildings at the mouth of Castle Creek were burned the same day. These had served as the headquarters for British troops during 1779.
Seneca burial mound located 200 feet S.W.
The stockade and blockhouses built by Sir William Johnson in 1756 for the defense of the Senecas against the Canadian French and Indians were situated between the burial mound and castle creek.
Rev. Samuel Kirkland missionary and later interpreter with Sullivan's troops lived in this village in 1765-66.
The site of older village (Canachestage) was 2 miles south near the White Springs.
The first permanent white settlement in Geneva was made on the shore of Seneca lake in 1787.
( back ) Routes of the armies of
General John Sullivan and Gneral James Clinton
1779
An expedition against the hostile Indian Nations which checked the aggressions of the English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, extending westward the dominion of the United States Erected by the
State of New York
1929
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles
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Location. 42° 52.646′ N, 77° 0.668′ W. Marker is in Geneva, New York, in Ontario County. It is on West North Street near Pre Emption Road (County Route 6), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 W North St, Geneva NY 14456, 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 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: Site of Kanadesaga (within shouting distance of this marker); Kan-a-de-sa-ga (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Kan-a-de-sa-ga (about 300 feet away); Smith Observatory (approx. 0.6 miles away); Washington Street (approx. 1.4 miles away); Soldiers Sailors Memorial Library (approx. 1.4 miles away); Smith's Opera House (approx. 1.6 miles away); Pulteney Land Office (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Geneva.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Kan-a-de-sa-ga - Burial Mound of the Seneca Indians
Also see . . . Samuel Kirkland on Find-A-Grave.
Photographed by James Turcotte, November 8, 2025
2. Kanadesaga Marker
Additional keywords. Kan-a-de-sa-ga
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, December 3, 2025
3. Kanadesaga Marker
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, December 3, 2025
4. Kanadesaga Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2025, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 103 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 4, 2025, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 2. submitted on January 29, 2026, by James Turcotte of Phelps, New York. 3, 4. submitted on December 4, 2025, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
