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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Ontario County, New York

 
Clickable Map of Ontario County, New York and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Ontario County, NY (159) Livingston County, NY (159) Monroe County, NY (420) Seneca County, NY (106) Steuben County, NY (106) Wayne County, NY (165) Yates County, NY (41)  OntarioCounty(159) Ontario County (159)  LivingstonCounty(159) Livingston County (159)  MonroeCounty(420) Monroe County (420)  SenecaCounty(106) Seneca County (106)  SteubenCounty(106) Steuben County (106)  WayneCounty(165) Wayne County (165)  YatesCounty(41) Yates County (41)
Canandaigua is the county seat for Ontario County
Adjacent to Ontario County, New York
      Livingston County (159)  
      Monroe County (420)  
      Seneca County (106)  
      Steuben County (106)  
      Wayne County (165)  
      Yates County (41)  
 
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101 New York, Ontario County, Richmond — This Memorial
This memorial is dedicated to our men and women who faithfully served their country in war and peace ”O beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife, who more than self their country loved and mercy more than life!” . . . Map (db m126021) WM
102 New York, Ontario County, Rushville — Marcus Whitman
Pioneer missionary patriot colonizer in Oregon Ter. Born here Sept. 4, 1802Map (db m61349) HM
103 New York, Ontario County, Shortsville — Bee Sting Death
Second known in North America: on May 12, 1814 Timothy Ryan died within one hour from anaphylaxis to bee sting. U.S. 2000 est. 50 deaths/yr.Map (db m64521) HM
104 New York, Ontario County, Shortsville — 789 — Herendeen Home
Nathan Herendeen, 1741-1807, purchased 1,000 acres here in 1789. Land for cemetery, chapel & park donated to town by his descendants.Map (db m195012) HM
105 New York, Ontario County, South Bristol — Carolbarb Park
The thirty eight acres of land below you was a gift to the town of South Bristol from Mr. Odell Scott. The land is now protected through a partnership with the Finger Lakes Land Trust and will remain forever protected. The land is named in . . . Map (db m159728) HM
106 New York, Ontario County, South Bristol — Frost Town
Frost Town Town pioneers erected a saw mill here in 1790. By 1880 Jonathan Frost was operating three mills. Town of 200 people and 39 buildings faded with the harvested timber. Map (db m125502) HM
107 New York, Ontario County, South Bristol — Wilder Cemetery
Wilder Cemetery Gamaliel Wilder, South Bristol's founder, is buried here as are veterans of the French and Indian thru the Civil wars. First burial 1801. Map (db m125505) HM
108 New York, Ontario County, South Bristol — Woodville
Woodville Site of steamboat landing for goods and passengers from 1827 to 1935. Boats Ontario I and II were built here in 1845 and 1867. Map (db m125504) HM
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109 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Athasata (Kryn)The Great Christian Mohawk Chief
In Perpetuation of the Name of Athasata (Kryn) The Great Christian Mohawk Chief Promoter of Peace - Respecter of Treaties - Defender of Righteousness - Valiant Warrior Leader of Indian Forces, forming one-third of the army of the De . . . Map (db m61905) HM
110 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Auburn Trail Location Map
Auburn Trail Location Map The Auburn Trail follows the route of the Auburn & Rochester Railroad through the Town of Victor. The Auburn & Rochester Railroad was incorporated in 1836, "commencing in the village of Auburn at the termination of . . . Map (db m125564) HM
111 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Binational Heritage Peace Garden TrailThe Jane C. Burdette & Valentine Family Memorial Art of Peace Garden
Jane Burdette's eternal inspiration, optimism, and ability to foster collaboration are honored through the Jane C. Burdette & Valentine Family Memorial Art of Peace Garden. Displayed within a triangular design, heirloom plants for the Valentine's . . . Map (db m203730) HM
112 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Birthplace James A. Hard
Birthplace James A. Hard 7-15-1841 Died 3-12-1953 in 112th yr. Pvt. 37th N. Y. Vol Co. E. Next to last survivor of Union Army Map (db m125548) HM
113 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Camp Site
Col John Butler's (Tory) Rangers Aug. 1779. Relics found at spring at foot of prehistoric Seneca Indian fortMap (db m125550) HM
114 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Cobblestone Pumphouse at Fishers Station
Cobblestone Pumphouse at Fishers Station Cobblestone Architecture: Unique to Western New York Cobblestone architecture in the United States is peculiar to western New York. The walls of cobblestone buildings were built of small stones, known . . . Map (db m125563) HM
115 New York, Ontario County, Victor — DeNonville's Army Ambushed
DeNonville's Army ambushed here, July 1687 Map (db m125557) HM
116 New York, Ontario County, Victor — DeohakoThings That Sustain Us — Ganondagon State Historic Site —
Although the Seneca were successful hunters and gatherers, they were famed for their horticulture. Up until colonial times Seneca cultivators were primarily women, and the plant world was associated with their aspect of life. Central to Seneca . . . Map (db m70861) HM
117 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Dyagodiyu
[1] Dyagodiyu, The Place of a Battle As soon as the Women and Children were fled, their fired there owne Castles and all the Men being gon to convey them away except a hundred in a small Fort who had sent out spyes and received information that . . . Map (db m126448) HM
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118 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Ezra Wilmarth
Opened stagecoach inn here Dec. 25, 1815. Original Inn sign had masonic emblem. Soldiers of War of 1812 gathered on this site.Map (db m68620) HM
119 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Fisher Homestead
Fisher Homestead Oldest house here. Built by Chas. Fisher 1811. Fishers named for him. Post Office 1850. Home of Henry Pardee, Assemblyman 1840. Map (db m125552) HM
120 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Fishers
Fishers 43rd parallel was PA.|N.Y. border before 1787 Map (db m125553) HM
121 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Fishers
Fishers Ground for Auburn and Rochester R. R. broken here. First train Sept. 10, 1840. Charles Fisher, first agentMap (db m125555) HM
122 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Gahayanduk
[1] Gahayanduk The "Fort" mentioned by De Nonville, "of eight hundred paces in circumference, and situated on a very advantageous height, distant half a league from Gannagaro"...has long been known by the name of "Fort Hill," among the inhabitants . . . Map (db m125597) HM
123 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Gahayanduk
We set out...in battle array, expecting to find the enemy entrenched in the new village which is above the old. We entered the plain, however, without seeing anything but the vestiges of the fugitives. We found the old village burnt by the enemy, . . . Map (db m126386) HM
124 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Gahayanduk Fort Hill
Gahayanduk Fort Hill In Seneca, Gahayanduk means "there was a fort there." In the seventeenth century, the Seneca stored thousands of bushels of dried corn in a palisaded enclosure here. This "fort" was burned by a French force under Governor . . . Map (db m125574) HM
125 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Gannagaro
Gannagaro. Largest of the Seneca Indian villages, was located on Boughton Hill. Rev. Joseph Chaumonot preached and baptized here in 1657. The place was also visited by Rev. Julien Garnier and other Jesuit missionaries. Rev. John Pierron had a chapel . . . Map (db m125547) HM
126 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Gannagaro
[1] Gannagaro We set out...in battle array, expecting to find the enemy entrenched in the new village which is above the old. We entered the plain, however, without seeing anything but the vastigies of the fugitives. We found the old village burnt . . . Map (db m125596) HM
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127 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Gannagaro
[1] Gannagaro Canagorah lyes on the top of a great hill, and in that as well as the bigness much like Onondago, contayning 150 houses; Northwestward of Caiougo 72 miles. Here ye Indyans were very desirous to see us ride our hourses wch wee did; . . . Map (db m126388) HM
128 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Gannondata
[1] Gannondata The 21st, we went to the village of Gannondata, about two leagues from Totiakon. It is the remotest village of the Senecas. We destroyed there a large quantity of corn. We found in the village the arms of England which has been put . . . Map (db m125581) HM
129 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Gannongarae
[1] Gannongarae The country of the Sonnontouans, which is much the most fertile and populous of the cantons of the Iroquois, contains two very large towns and a number of lesser villages, besides a town of the Hurons named St. Michel, who took . . . Map (db m125590) HM
130 New York, Ontario County, Victor — GanondaganTown of White — Ganondagon State Historic Site —
In the Seneca language, Ganodagen means White Town. In Seneca tradition the color white is linked to the ideas of peace purity and truth. The translation preferred by Seneca today is Town of Peace. Seneca Traditionalists connect this town with the . . . Map (db m70860) HM
131 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Gano'so:dSeneca Longhouse
This full-size model stands upon the remains of a wooden house built by the Seneca in the 1670s or 1680s. The modern tubes have been erected over the location of postmolds discovered through archaeological excavation in 1984. The diameter of each . . . Map (db m126484) HM
132 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Gayanessha'gowaThe Great Law of Peace
The Gayanessha'gowa, or Great Law, is the founding tradition of the League of the Haudenosaunee. The Great Law originated sometime between the tenth century, A.D., and the early sixteenth century. The League of the Haudenosaunee continues to meet . . . Map (db m126075) HM
133 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Graves
The village had been burnt by themselves; it was now eight days since. We found nothing entire in the town except the town cemetery and the graves. It was filled with snakes and animals, a great mask with eyes and teeth of brass, and a bearskin with . . . Map (db m126445) HM
134 New York, Ontario County, Victor — HanuwaneGreat Turtle Island
Many versions of the Iroquois Creation Story exist. It is set in a time when there existed two distinct worlds. Sky World was inhabited by spirit beings not unlike humans. At its center was a great tree whose fruits and flowers radiated blue . . . Map (db m210614) HM
135 New York, Ontario County, Victor — HaudenosauneePeople of the Longhouse
The Seneca call themselves Onondowahgah, People of the Great Hill. They are the western-most people of the Haudenosaunee, known today as the Six Nations Iroquois. Haudenosaunee means, "People who Build Houses," and the term has come to designate the . . . Map (db m126074) HM
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136 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Home of Sgt. Amos Woodin
Home of Sgt. Amos Woodin Soldier of the Revolution. Saw Burgoyne surrender at Saratoga 1777. Map (db m125554) HM
137 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Jikonhsaseh
Mother of Nations met and advised the Peacemaker on formation of Haudenosaunee or Iroquois Confederacy ca. 900 AD. She is buried nearby.Map (db m68618) HM
138 New York, Ontario County, Victor — JikonhsasehThe Mother of Nations
Jikonhasaseh was an elderly woman when the Peacemaker approached her to explain his mission to bring peace through reason to the nations of the world. She played a major role in the formation of the League of the Haudenosaunee. When the Peacemaker . . . Map (db m126505) HM
139 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Mead SquareDedicated in memory of Alfred M. Mead, M.D. — 1856-1939 —
Alfred Milton Mead was born on November 21, 1856 in Macedon Center to John and Emma Cookingham Mead. He graduated from Macedon Center Academy in 1876 and Buffalo Medical School in 1880. In March of 1880, he began his practice in the village of . . . Map (db m64528) HM
140 New York, Ontario County, Victor — New York Central Station at Main Street Fishers
New York Central Station at Main Street Fishers The railroad brought the sort of deal making which accompanies such major developments. Charles Fisher landed a contract for cutting ties and lumber for the railroad, and later wood for the . . . Map (db m125559) HM
141 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Nundawahonoga
[1] Nundawahonoga The Senecques have four towns, vizt Canagora, Tiotohatton, Canoenada, & Keint-he; Canagorah and Tiotohattan lye within 30 mile of the lake ffontenacque, and ye other two ly about four or five mile apiece to ye southward of these, . . . Map (db m125582) HM
142 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Onenodaji:h
Onenodaji:h Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem artichoke Sown near the village, this plant produces tubers which were the potato indigenous to northeastern North America. Hardy and readily established, it was a favorite garden supplement. The . . . Map (db m126104) HM
143 New York, Ontario County, Victor — OnondowahgahPeople of the Great Hill
[1] Onondowahgah People of the Great Hill The Seneca are known in their own language as Onondowahgah, or People of the Great Hill. Tradition relates that long ago two men paddling home from a hunting trip found a small brightly colored serpent . . . Map (db m125592) HM
144 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Pabos
A Basque explorer seeking the Northwest Passage buried 300 ft. east. June 10, 1618Map (db m125549) HM
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145 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Palisades
[1] Palisades The Seneca had double palisades stronger than the pickets of the fort and the first could not have been forced without great loss. Their plan was to keep only 300 men inside, and with 1200 others perpetually harass you. Rev. Jean . . . Map (db m126387) HM
146 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Pumphouse
Pumphouse Built 1845 for Auburn & Rochester R.R. to pump water for locomotives. 2nd oldest railroad building in U.S. Map (db m125556) HM
147 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Rochester AreaHistoric New York
Seneca Indians often camped along the lower Genesee River where Rochester eventually developed. During the 17th century, French soldiers and missionaries visited the area. In 1803, Nathaniel Rochester, William Fitzhugh and Charles Carroll of . . . Map (db m57114) HM
148 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Seneca IndiansHistoric New York
The Seneca Indians, “Keepers of the Western Door,” occupied this area since the formation of the Iroquois confederacy about 1550. Most numerous and most warlike of the Six Nations, they for a time dominated the tribes northward into Canada and . . . Map (db m56880) HM
149 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Seneca Trail
Traversed by French Army of Denonville, 1687. Here were Seneca lodges where friendly Indian followers of trail were welcomed.Map (db m61909) HM
150 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Seneca Women as Horticulturalists
Seneca women raised the foods that sustained their people, providing the community of Ganondagan with a good diet and a healthy lifestyle. The women gathered in large work parties to plant, weed, and harvest the gardens surrounding their homes. They . . . Map (db m126073) HM
151 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Site of Home and Laboratory of Fred M. Locke
Site of Home and Laboratory of Fred M. Locke Father of the Porcelain InsulatorMap (db m74462) HM
152 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Spring
Chief Blacksmith says that the whole village was supplied by one spring, which issued from the side of a hill. To procure the water more conveniently, the Indians made troughs or conductors of basswood bark, which, when stripped from the tree, curls . . . Map (db m126351) HM
153 New York, Ontario County, Victor — The Clearing
The Seneca people carved a clearing out of the forest in which to locate their town and homes. They used the trees they cut to build their houses and the surrounding palisade wall. The town, the homes, and the fields outside the palisade wall were . . . Map (db m126252) HM
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154 New York, Ontario County, Victor — The War on Corn
[1] The War on Corn The Denonville expedition was a military campaign launched by France against the Seneca in the summer of 1687 to secure French trade interests against the English. Denonville's tactics were simple: either attack the Seneca in . . . Map (db m125612) HM
155 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Totiakton
[1] Totiakton Tiotehatton lyes on the brinke or edge of a hill, has nott much cleared ground, is neare the river Tiotehatton which signifies bending, itt lyes to Westward of Ganagorah about 30 miles, contains about 120 houses being ye largest of . . . Map (db m125575) HM
156 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Valentown Site
Area first settled ca. 1809 House built ca. 1840 by Ichabod Town Valentown Hall built in 1879 by Levi ValentineMap (db m144372) HM
157 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Victor Centennial, 1913
In this valley called by the Indians Dya-go-di-ya (Place of the Battle), the first division of De Nonville's army was ambushed by Seneca warriors July 13, 1687. With his second division the French leader overawed the Senecas, who fled, burning . . . Map (db m61907) HM
158 New York, Ontario County, Victor — WenishadenyohThe Ceremonial Year
The Seneca year is marked by celebrations of Thanksgiving. The traditional way requires that human beings acknowledge all things which make life possible on earth: the grasses, water, the winds, thunder, the shrubs and trees, the birds, animals, . . . Map (db m126076) HM
159 New York, Ontario County, Victor — Women's Rights
The equality of Haudenosaunee women was assured from the foundation of the Confederacy. The first person to accept the Peacemaker's message was a woman, Jikonhsaseh. She secured the rights, responsibilities, and roles Haudenosaunee women continue to . . . Map (db m126250) HM

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