Seneca Council House - Letchworth State Park, New York
Posted by: Szuchie
N 42° 35.151 W 078° 02.556
17T E 742674 N 4719065
Welcome to the Council House located in Letchworth State Park, New York.
Waymark Code: WM3925
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 02/28/2008
Views: 15
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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