Nun-Da-Wa-O-No (Council Rock) - Rochester, NY
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N 43° 08.392 W 077° 32.557
18T E 293221 N 4779485
A bronze plaque placed by the Seneca Indian Council Rock Commission of Brighton NY and the Rochester Historical Society on October 9, 1919.
Waymark Code: WMDBD9
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 12/19/2011
Views: 6

"To the memory of the
NUN - DA - WA - O - NO
The great Senecas - keepers of the western door
This rock, around which, according to tradition, they gathered
for councils

is dedicated by
the Seneca Indian Council Rock Commission of Brighton NY
and
the Rochester Historical Society
October ninth nineteen nineteen

At the coming of the first white settlers to the town of
Brighton, this rock stood under a great elm tree beside the old
indian trail leadign from Canandaigua Lake to the present site of
Rochester. Fifty yards to the northeast stand the Orringh Stone
Tavern frequented by visitors coming to view the falls of the
Genesee."
Group that erected the marker: the Seneca Indian Council Rock Commission of Brighton NY and the Rochester Historical Society

Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
2370 East Ave
Rochester, NY USA
14610


URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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