Ellicott's Creek
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Rayman
N 43° 01.216 W 078° 52.553
17T E 673079 N 4765254
This marker describes Ellicott Creek and is located near it's junction with the Erie Canal.
Waymark Code: WMDVG
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2006
Views: 25
This stream was known to the Iroquois Indians as "Ga-do-o-ya-deh," meaning "Level Heavens". To the white man it was known as "Eleven Mile Creek" being eleven miles from Buffalo village. After 1800 the creek was named for Joseph Ellicott, surveyor general of the Holland Land Co., who, during the years 1797-1800 surveyed the western portion of New York state.
Marker Name: Ellicott's Creek
Marker Type: Roadside
Agency: Bicentennial Commission
City/Town/Village Name: Tonawanda
County: Erie
Region: Niagara Frontier (Region 2)
Dedication Date: Not Listed
Website: Not listed
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