Ganondagan State Historic Site
state historic site in New York, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ganondagan State Historic Site or Boughton Hill is a Native American historic site in Ontario County, New York. The site has two main sections. The first section now includes burials and a large bark longhouse. It is a National Historic Site. The other section includes fortified storage for grains at Fort Hill. This section is a National Register of Historic Places. There are also several trails.[3] Ganondagan was the largest village of the Seneca people. There were about 150 longhouses in this village. The city was part of the western gateway of the Iroquois Confederacy. The town Ganondagan is called the "Town of Peace". There is a burial site of Jigonhsasee. She was one of the founders of the Iroquois Confederacy. Marquis de Denonville destroyed the town in 1687.[4]
Boughton Hill | |
 Ganondagan Long House | |
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| Location | Victor, NY |
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| Coordinates | 42°57′40.16″N 77°24′45.85″W |
| Built | 1670 |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000559 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHL | July 19, 1964[2] |
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