Canoga in Seneca County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Red Jacket
Photographed by Bryan Olson, May 25, 2008
1. Red Jacket Marker
was born here about 1758.
The famous Indian orator
and Seneca Chief sought to
preserve peace with U.S.
Died in Buffalo in 1830.
Erected 1956 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Peace • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1758.
Location. 42° 51.895′ N, 76° 44.894′ W. Marker is in Canoga, New York, in Seneca County. It is on New York State Route 89 0.3 miles Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Seneca Falls NY 13148, 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: Red Jacket. (within shouting distance of this marker); Canoga Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Canoga Creek (approx. 0.2 miles away); Canoga (approx. Ύ mile away); Routes Between Lakes (approx. Ύ mile away); Ganogeh (approx. Ύ mile away); Gar-Non-De-Yo (approx. 0.8 miles away); "A Very Pretty Indian Town of Ten Houses" (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canoga.
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Photographed by Bryan Olson, May 25, 2008
2. Red Jacket Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2008, by Bryan Olson of Syracuse, New York. This page has been viewed 1,517 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 6, 2008, by Bryan Olson of Syracuse, New York. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.
