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West Seneca in Erie County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Onondaga Village

 
 
Onondaga Village Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Pace, November 1, 2011
1. Onondaga Village Marker
Inscription. The Onondaga Village of Chief Big Sky once stood at the top of this slope. According to the report of Col. Thomas Proctor, it consisted of twenty-eight cabins in good repair, in 1791.
 
Erected 1971 by Erie County Sesquicentennial Committee.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1791.
 
Location. 42° 49.787′ N, 78° 46.404′ W. Marker is in West Seneca, New York, in Erie County. It is at the intersection of Seneca Street and Ridge Road, on the right when traveling west on Seneca Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Seneca Street, Buffalo NY 14224, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Buffalo 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 Viceroyalty of New France, 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: West Seneca Vietnam Veterans Monument (approx. one mile away); Dedicated to the Honor (approx. one mile away); West Seneca Gatling Gun (approx. one mile away); Ebenezer School (approx. 1.2 miles away); Ebenezer House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Community of True Inspiration Residence (approx. 1.2 miles away); Beef on Weck (approx. 1.2 miles away); Kau-Qua-Tau (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Seneca.
 
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Onondaga Village Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Pace, November 1, 2011
2. Onondaga Village Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2011, by James Pace of West Seneca, New York, USA. This page has been viewed 1,531 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 1, 2011, by James Pace of West Seneca, New York, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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