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

Sagoyewatha

Photographed by James Turcotte, October 19, 2026

1. Sagoyewatha Marker

Inscription. Iroquois palisaded
fortification Hy-we-saus
Hon. George S. Conover
cenotaph, 1776-1927

Erected 1932 by New York State Education Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.

Location. 42° 51.559′ N, 77° 0.945′ W. Marker is in Geneva, New York, in Ontario County. It is on Lenox Road 0.2 miles north of Canandaigua Road (U.S. 20), on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3570 Lenox Road, 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 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

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other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pre-Emption Line (approx. 0.7 miles away); Smith Observatory (approx. 1.1 miles away); Kan-a-de-sa-ga (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Kan-a-de-sa-ga (approx. 1.2 miles away); Site of Kanadesaga (approx. 1.3 miles away); Kanadesaga (approx. 1.3 miles away); Washington Street (approx. 1.3 miles away); Pulteney Land Office (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Geneva.

Also see . . . Red Jacket (Wikipedia).

Red Jacket (c. 1750 – January 20, 1830), known as Otetiani ("Always Ready") in his youth and later as Shagóye:wa:taʼ ("Keeper Awake", also written as Sagoyewatha) for his oratorical skills, was a Seneca orator and chief. On behalf of his nation, he negotiated with the new United States after the American Revolutionary War, when the Seneca as British allies were forced to cede much land following the defeat of the British.

(Submitted on October 26, 2026, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed by James Turcotte, October 19, 2026

2. Sagoyewatha Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2026, by James Turcotte of Phelps, New York. This page has been viewed 18 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 20, 2026, by James Turcotte of Phelps, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.