Maplewood Historic District in Rochester in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Casconchiagon
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 30, 2012
1. Casconchiagon Marker
Indian village at the falls nearby. Occupied by Senecas until 1819.
Erected 1932 by State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1819.
Location. 43° 10.937′ N, 77° 37.79′ W. Marker is in Rochester, New York, in Monroe County. It is in the Maplewood Historic District. It can be reached from Maplewood Park near Driving Park Avenue. Marker is located east of the parking area in Maplewood Park. Kelsey's Landing marker is about 20 feet away. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rochester NY 14613, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kelsey's Landing (here, next to this marker); Deaf Education (approx. 0.3 miles away); Samuel Torres (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Samuel Torres (approx. 1.2 miles away); Congregation B'Nai Israel (approx. 1.2 miles away); King's Landing 1796 (approx. 1.2 miles away); Genesee River Gorge: Industrial & Urban Development (approx. 1.2 miles away); Genesee River Gorge: Geology (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rochester.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 30, 2012
2. Maplewood Park entrance as seen from Casconchiagon and Kelsey's Landing markers
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 30, 2012
3. Casconchiagon and Kelsey's Landing Markers
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 30, 2012
4. Casconchiagon site near Lower Falls
Site as seen facing south from Driving Park Bridge.
Photographed by Yugoboy, July 30, 2012
5. Maplewood Park entrance as seen facing west on Driving Park
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 1,402 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 9, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
