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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1620_victor-centennial-1913_Victor-NY.html
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 thei…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM161Z_squaw-island_Canandaigua-NY.html
The Island beyond this pier is known as Squaw Island, the smallest State Park in New York State. This area is the birth place of the Seneca Indian Nation, Keepers of the Western Gate of the Iroquois League. According to legend, the wives and child…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM161Y_in-perpetuation-of-the-name-of-athasata-kryn-the-great-christian-mohawk-chief_Victor-NY.html
Promoter of Peace - Respecter of Treaties - Defender of Righteousness - Valiant Warrior Leader of Indian Forces, forming one-third of the army of the De Nonville Expedition which passed (1687) along this Indian Trail. "I cannot speak too highly…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM161M_routes-of-the-armies-of-general-john-sullivan-and-general-james-clinton-1779_Canandaigua-NY.html
An expedition against the hostile Indian nations which checked the aggressions of the English and Indians on the frontiers of New York and Pennsylvania, extending westward the dominion of the United States
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15OT_marcus-whitman_Rushville-NY.html
Pioneer missionary patriot colonizer in Oregon Ter. Born here Sept. 4, 1802
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14UA_log-house_Geneva-NY.html
Site of Log House erected in 1787 later know as Clark Jennings Tavern
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14TV_cayuga-seneca-canal-entrance_Geneva-NY.html
At this point in 1828, water from Seneca Lake was first released into the newly constructed Cayuga-Seneca Canal, forming a navigable link to the Erie Canal. The waterway enabled commerce to flow between Seneca and the Hudson River and soon became …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14TT_fay-bowen-engine-company_Geneva-NY.html
Known for its boats, the Fay & Bowen Engine Company built quality pleasure craft and marine and industrial engines near this site from 1904 to 1929. Fay & Bowen sold launches and runabouts worldwide that earned them the reputation - "None Better B…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14TO_pathmark-geneva_Geneva-NY.html
The Willows along Seneca Lake date back to the 1890's. Additional trees were planted by the Winnek Post 396 of the American Legion after World War I to honor the lives lost in that war.The original Route 5 & 20 ran just a few feet from these trees…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14TL_pathmark-geneva_Geneva-NY.html
Elizabeth Blackwell, a pioneer of modern, preventative medicine and the first woman in the United States to receive a medical degree, graduated at the top of her class from the Medical Institute of Geneva College in 1849. Three years later, in 185…
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