Genesee Falls in Wyoming County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
This Ancient Seneca Council House
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 24, 2014
1. This Ancient Seneca Council House Marker
stood at Ga-O-Ya-De-O (Canadea) on the Genesee River in days antedating the American Revolution. In it gathered the war parties that devastated the frontiers and before it their helpless prisoners ran the gauntlet. Around its council fires sat famous warriors and chiefs. For its preservation, it was carefully removed to its present location by William Pryor Letchworth and was re-dedicated October 1, 1872 by the last Indian Council on the Genesee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical date for this entry is October 1, 1872.
Location. 42° 35.147′ N, 78° 2.542′ W. Marker is in Genesee Falls, New York, in Wyoming County. It can be reached from Park Road. Marker is affixed to the council house. The council house is in Letchworth State Park on an access road off of the main Park Road just north of the Glen Iris Inn. The access road is posted; see picture. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Castile NY 14427, 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 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: To the Memory of Mary Jemison (a few steps from this marker); Nancy Jemison Log Cabin (a few steps from this marker); The Iroquois Confederacy (within shouting distance of this marker); Mary Jemison
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Letchworth State Park. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation wensite entry (Submitted on August 3, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
2. Exploring Letchworth Park HIstory. Website homepage (Submitted on August 3, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 24, 2014
2. This Ancient Seneca Council House and Marker
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 24, 2014
3. This Ancient Seneca Council House and Marker
Front and right sides.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 24, 2014
4. This Ancient Seneca Council House Marker
Right and rear sides. Mary Jemison log house in background.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 24, 2014
5. This Ancient Seneca Council House Marker
Left side of Council House behind Mary Jemison Memorial.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 24, 2014
6. This Ancient Seneca Council House Marker
Southward view of sign on the main Park Road for the access road to the Council House.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 963 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 3, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
