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The English name "Geneseo" is an anglicization of the Seneca name for the earlier Seneca town there, Jo’néhsiyoh, meaning "Good sand there." [5] The village of Geneseo lies within the western portion of the town. The village and town are known today mainly as the home of the State University of New York at Geneseo.
Geneseo / ˌ dʒ ɛ n ɪ ˈ s iː oʊ / is a village in and the county seat of Livingston County in the Finger Lakes region of New York, United States, [3] south of Rochester. The name "Geneseo" is an anglicization of the Iroquois name for the earlier Iroquois town there, Gen-nis-he-yo , which means "beautiful valley".
One historic district, the Main Street Historic District (Geneseo, New York), is further designated a National Historic Landmark. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 17, 2025.
The Geneseo Historic District, previously known as the Main Street Historic District, is a historic district encompassing much of the village center of Geneseo, New York. Geneseo has a remarkably well-preserved 19th-century streetscape, with Victorian architecture embodying a picturesque style advocated by architect Andrew Jackson Downing .
Geneseo is the name of several places in the United States: Genesee, California, formerly Geneseo; ... This page was last edited on 9 April 2019, at 02:19 (UTC).
Geneseo has a chapter of the oldest academic honor society in the United States, Phi Beta Kappa. [15] SUNY's four university centers already had chapters; Geneseo's establishment of a chapter is significant because it was the first (and is currently the only) of New York's thirteen state comprehensive colleges to receive the honor.
The Ira S. Wilson Ice Arena (affectionately known as The Ira) is an ice arena located on the campus of the State University of New York College at Geneseo (SUNY Geneseo). It is the home ice of the Geneseo Ice Knights, SUNY Geneseo's NCAA Division III men's ice hockey team. It is also used by the Geneseo/Livingston Blues Youth Hockey, as well as ...
The Geneseo Journal was originally called the Geneseo Herald from 1887 to 1899, then it became Geneseo Post from 1908 to 1909. From 1979 through 1983 it was known as Geneseo Galaxy . [ 23 ]