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Gandichiragou

 
 
Gandichiragou Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 29, 2012
1. Gandichiragou Marker
Inscription. "At the forks of the trail" Name recorded 1634. Destroyed by Denonville's French Army 1687. Site also of Father Garnier's Chapel of St. Jean.
 
Erected 1976 by Lima Bicentennial Committee.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraIndigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1634.
 
Location. 42° 54.303′ N, 77° 36.687′ W. Marker is in Lima, New York, in Livingston County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street (New York State Route 5) and Rochester Street ( Route 15A), on the right when traveling west on East Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lima NY 14485, 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 walking distance of this marker: Repulse Fire Co. (a few steps from this marker); Union Lodge No. 45 (within shouting distance of this marker); Lima Bank Robbed (within shouting distance of this marker); History and Architecture (within shouting distance of this marker); Francis M. Dalton (within shouting distance of this marker); A 17th-Century Iroquois Village (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ska-Hase-Ga-O (about 500 feet away); Genesee Wesleyan Seminary and Genesee College (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lima.
 
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Gandichiragou and Repulse Fire Co. Markers as seen facing east on 5&20 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 29, 2012
2. Gandichiragou and Repulse Fire Co. Markers as seen facing east on 5&20
Gandichiragou and Repulse Fire Co. Markers as seen facing west on 5&20 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 29, 2012
3. Gandichiragou and Repulse Fire Co. Markers as seen facing west on 5&20
Gandichiragou Marker refurbished image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, May 30, 2026
4. Gandichiragou Marker refurbished
Gandichiragou Marker refurbished image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, May 30, 2026
5. Gandichiragou Marker refurbished
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 1,075 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on August 3, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York.   4, 5. submitted on May 31, 2026, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 30, 2026