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

Seneca Trail

 
 
Seneca Trail Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, September 1, 2012
1. Seneca Trail Marker
Inscription. Traversed by French Army of Denonville, 1687. Here were Seneca lodges where friendly Indian followers of trail were welcomed.
 
Erected 1932 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraIndigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 1687.
 
Location. 43° 1.589′ N, 77° 26.244′ W. Marker is in Victor, New York, in Ontario County. It is at the intersection of High Street Extension and High Street on High Street Extension. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Victor NY 14564, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Binational Heritage Peace Garden Trail (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Valentown Site (about 500 feet away); Park Place (approx. 1.2 miles away); DeNonville's Army Ambushed (approx. 1.3 miles away); Home of Sgt. Amos Woodin (approx. 1.9 miles away); Pumphouse (approx. 1.9 miles away); Fishers (approx. 1.9 miles away); Cobblestone Pumphouse at Fishers Station (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Victor.
 
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Seneca Trail Marker as seen facing West image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, September 1, 2012
2. Seneca Trail Marker as seen facing West
Seneca Trail Marker as seen facing East image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Yugoboy, September 1, 2012
3. Seneca Trail Marker as seen facing East
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 16, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 953 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 16, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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