Lima in Livingston County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Site of Ska-Hase-Ga-O
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 29, 2012
1. Ska-Hase-Ga-O Marker
Erected 1932 by State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 42° 54.239′ N, 77° 36.979′ W. Marker was in Lima, New York, in Livingston County. It was on West Main Street (New York State Route 5) 0.1 miles west of Livingston Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Lima NY 14485, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. It was also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 walking distance of this location: Genesee Wesleyan Seminary and Genesee College (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ska-Hase-Ga-O (approx. 0.2 miles away); A 17th-Century Iroquois Village (approx. Ό mile away); Union Lodge No. 45 (approx. Ό mile away); Gandichiragou (approx. Ό mile away); Repulse Fire Co. (approx. Ό mile away); Lima Bank Robbed (approx. Ό mile away); History and Architecture (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lima.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Warner House (was approx.
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Also see . . . DAR restores & relocates the Ska-Hase-Ga-O marker. This marker has been replaced and features updated wording and is now located in a Pocket Park near the Lima Post Office at 7275 West Main St. The original marker, installed nearly a century ago, had deteriorated after years of weather damage and roadside exposure. (Submitted on April 27, 2025, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 29, 2012
2. Ska-Hase-Ga-O Marker as seen facing east on 5&20
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 29, 2012
3. Ska-Hase-Ga-O Marker as seen facing west on 5&20
Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 1,305 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 3, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Add a new marker page for the reworded marker replacement near the Lima Post Office along with an area photo of the new marker location. • Can you help?
