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  2. Seneca Village - Wikipedia

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    Seneca's Morals, 1817, American edition, first book published by Harper.Letter 47 may have influenced the naming of Seneca Village.. The origin of Seneca Village's name is obscure, and was only recorded by Thomas McClure Peters, rector of St. Michael's Episcopal Church; [1] however, a number of theories have been advanced.

  3. Little Beard's Town - Wikipedia

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    At the time of its destruction by Sullivan, the town was located on the west side of the Genesee River. Ten years prior, it had been on the east side of the river, as the Seneca villages were generally moved approximately every 10 years. [2] The town was named after its founder, Little Beard, a prominent Seneca sachem in the late 18th century ...

  4. Ganondagan State Historic Site - Wikipedia

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    In 1656, Jesuit Father Pierre-Joseph-Marie Chaumonot traveled from the Cayuga nation to the Seneca nation. Then, "Having assembled all the Elders of Gandagan, the principal village of Sonnontouan [the Seneca], and having bestowed the presents that are usually given as tokens of alliance, he commenced in a fervent and loud tone to explain the principal truths of the Gospel, which he sealed with ...

  5. Lodi, New York - Wikipedia

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    Lodi Center – A hamlet south of Lodi village on County Road 137. Lodi Point – A projection into Seneca Lake. Lodi Point State Park – A state park in the western part of the town line at Lodi Point. Lodi Station – A location near the north town line on County Road 131. Mill Creek – An important stream in the town that flows west into ...

  6. Avon (village), New York - Wikipedia

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    In the early 19th century, the village was noted as a spa and resort destination because of its nearby mineral springs. The village was incorporated in 1858. The village was incorporated in 1858. The Avon station on the Erie Railroad opened in 1865; railroads had superseded the Erie and related canals as the chief means of transportation of ...

  7. Seneca Nation of New York - Wikipedia

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    The Seneca lived in longhouses near rivers, and their villages were well fortified with wooden-stake palisade fences. These were settled communities in which the people cultivated the Three Sisters staple crops: varieties of corn, beans, and squash. In Seneca the Three Sisters are also called Deohako (pronounced: Jo- hay- ko), "the life ...

  8. Canawaugus, New York - Wikipedia

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    Canawaugus (or Conawagus, or Ca-noh-wa-gas, or Conewaugus) (/ ˈ k æ n ə w ɔː ɡ ə s /) was a Seneca Indian village. [1]: p.46 The village was located on the west side of the Genesee River, "about a mile above the ford", [2]: p.59 on the eastern edge of the Town of Caledonia. It was nearly opposite of the Avon sulphur springs.

  9. Catherine's Town - Wikipedia

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    Catherine's Town was a Seneca village, (Queanettquaga, or Sheoquago [1]) named informally for a prominent Seneca woman, Catherine Montour.It was located at the south end of Seneca Lake, near present-day Watkins Glen (and the towns of Catharine and Montour, as well as the village of Montour Falls, all named for Catherine Montour) in what is now Schuyler County, New York.