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The former Seneca Army Depot occupied 10,587 acres (4,284 ha) between Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake in Seneca County, New York. It was used as a munitions storage and disposal facility by the United States Army from 1941 until the 1990s. The property was transferred to the Seneca County Industrial Development Agency, which sold it.
The Town of Seneca Falls contains the former village also called Seneca Falls. The town is east of Geneva , New York , in the northern part of the Finger Lakes District. Seneca Falls is a historic location along a branch of the Erie Canal and is often referred to as the 'birthplace of women's rights', [ citation needed ] where the 1848 women's ...
Seneca Falls is a hamlet and census-designated place in Seneca County, New York, United States. [4] The population was 6,681 at the 2010 census. [5] The 2020 census population of Seneca Falls CDP was 6,809. The hamlet is in the Town of Seneca Falls, east of Geneva. It was an incorporated village from 1831 to 2011.
Seneca white deer inside the depot. The Seneca white deer are a rare herd of deer living within the confines of the former Seneca Army Depot in Seneca County, New York.When the 10,600-acre (43 km 2) depot was created in 1941, a 24-mile (39 km) fence was erected around its perimeter, isolating a small herd of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), some of which had white coats.
The Battle of Devil's Hole, known to the Anglo-Americans as the Devil's Hole Massacre, was fought near Niagara Gorge in present-day New York state on September 14, 1763, between a detachment of the British 80th Regiment of Light Armed Foot and about 300 Seneca warriors during Pontiac's Rebellion (1763–1766). The Seneca warriors killed 81 ...
Seneca Falls Town Of, New York: Of The Sullivan-clinton Army On Its Campaign Against The British And Indians Of Western New York In 1779 29: MYNDERSE On Us 20 & Nys 5, Seneca Falls Seneca Falls Town Of, New York: Academy Named For Co. Wilhelmus Mynderse, Founder Of Seneca Falls 30: OLD GENESEE On Co. Rd. About 1/2 Mile East Of Seneca Falls
Central New York's Military Tract townships. Map from the original by Simeon De Witt. The Military Tract of Central New York, also called the New Military Tract, [1] consisted of nearly two million acres (8,100 km 2) of bounty land set aside in Central New York to compensate New York's soldiers after their participation in the Revolutionary War.
Compson was born May 5, 1842, in Seneca Falls, New York, the second of thirteen children born to Jonas and Ruth Compson. He volunteered for the 8th Regiment New York Cavalry in September 1861. [1] Rising rapidly through the ranks, he eventually became regimental commander. On March 2, 1865, he led his troops into battle at Waynesboro, Virginia.