Gannagaro
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sagefemme
N 42° 57.647 W 077° 24.726
18T E 303264 N 4759282
This brass plaque is mounted on a concrete Christian Cross form on the corner of Rt 444 and Rt 41.
Waymark Code: WMRHW3
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 06/24/2016
Views: 6
"Gannagaro
Largest of the Seneca
Indian villages was located
On Boughton Hill.
Rev. Joseph Chaumonot
Preached and baptized
Here in 1657.
The place was also visited by
Rev. Julien Garner and
Other Jesuit missionaries.
Rev. John Pierron had a
Chapel and resided here
From 1673 to 1677
The village was destroyed
By de Nonville's army in
1687 and the inhabitants
Driven eastward toward
Canandaigua and Geneva."
Group that erected the marker: Unknown
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
1514-1530 State Route 444
Victor, NY USA
14564
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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