Runonvea - Big Flats, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ripraff
N 42° 08.066 W 076° 55.601
18T E 340770 N 4666498
"Indians inhabited the Big Flats area with several camps; the largest of which was Runonvea. "
Waymark Code: WMRAA7
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member unimoggers
Views: 4

text "Runonvea Indian Village destroyed by Gen. Sullivan August 31, 1779 Big Flats Hist. Soc. 1999"

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"Indians inhabited the Big Flats area with several camps; the largest of which was Runonvea. It was located a bit south east from the hamlet of Big Flats. Many Indian relics have been found in the area of this camp. This beauty and fertility was not lost on the soldiers of the Sullivan Expedition when they visited Big Flats area to destroy the Indian Village of Runonvea and drive the Indians from the area. Some Indians continued to live about the area until 1791 when title to the lands was extinguished by a treaty."

This sign is south of route 17.
Marker Name: Runonvea

Marker Type: Roadside

Agency: Big Flats Historical Society

Dedication Date: 1999

City/Town/Village Name: Big Flats

County: Chemung

Region: Finger Lakes (Region 3)

Website: [Web Link]

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