Seneca Council House - Letchworth State Park, New York - Relocated Structures on Waymarking.com

At the above coordinates visitors will find a Revolutionary War-era Seneca Council House, which William Pryor Letchworth rescued from decay in Caneadea, New York and had it moved to this location in 1871. According to the plaque attatched to the Seneca Council House:

This ancient Seneca Council House stood at Ga-O-Ya-Deo (Canadea) on the Genesee River in days antedating the American Revolution. In it gathered the war parties that devastated the frontiers and before it their helpless prisoners ran the gauntlet. Around its council fires sat famous warriers and cheifs. For its preservation, it was carefully removed to its present location by William Pryor Letchworth and was re-dedicated October 1, 1872 by the last Indian Council on the Genesee.

The original coordinates below are for a general area near the Genesee River just east of Canadea.

Original Location: N 42° 23.125 W 078° 08.986 How it was moved: Disassembled Type of move: Region to Region Building Status: Museum Related Website: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   09/27/2014 Bon Echo visited it