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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28KC_wolf-creek_Castile-NY.html
In the ravine to your right, Wolf Creek drops 225 feet over four cascades to reach the Genesee River. Its name comes from pioneer times when the timber wolf dug its dens in the valley's gravel banks. Wolf Creek began eroding these falls more than …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G29_to-the-memory-of-mary-jemison_Castile-NY.html
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To the Memory of Mary Jemison, Whose home during more than seventy years of a life of strange vicissitude was among the Senecas upon the banks of this river, and whose history, inseparately connected with that of this valley has caused her…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G28_mary-jemison_Castile-NY.html
Mary Jemison (1743-1833) was born during a voyage from Ireland to the United States [sic]. Captured during the French and Indian War, she was adopted into the Seneca Nation and chose to remain a Seneca, marrying and raising a family in the Genesee…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G1W_whaley-tavern_Castile-NY.html
Near this spot, Robert Whaley built the first log cabin in the Town of Castile in 1808. To this cabin, in 1823, came Mary Jemison, famed "White Woman of the Genesee," to tell her story. Captured by the Indians in 1758, when 15 years old, she lived…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G1T_the-railroad-high-bridge_Castile-NY.html
Towering 234 feet above the Genesee River and stretching 800 feet from end to end, the original wooden railroad trestle provided William Pryor Letchworth with his first view (in 1858) of the gorge and waterfalls that were to become part of his 1,0…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1G1S_welcome-to-letchworth-state-park_Castile-NY.html
Here, nature, history, and adventure intertwine to create a fascinating piece place like no other. The park was founded by philanthropist William Pryor Letchworth in 1907, when he donated his 1,000 acre estate to become a park. Today the park, whi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FZ8_portage-bridge_Castile-NY.html
Replaces largest wooden bridge in the world. Built in 1852. 300 acres of timber used in construction. Burned in 1875.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FWD_estabrook-cemetery_Castile-NY.html
Hobart Estabrook came from
Conn. In 1827 as Land Agent
for the 16K acre tract that
includes present Conn. Hill.
Buried Here in 1872
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FWC_nancy-jemison-log-cabin_Castile-NY.html
This log house which originally stood on the Gardeau Flats by the Genesee River was built about 1800 by Mary Jemison, "The White Woman of the Genesee," for her second daughter, Nancy. In a nearby cabin, also built by her, she lived about 35 years.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FVR_william-pryor-letchworth-1823-1910_Castile-NY.html
Inspiration Point is rich in history and natural splendor. The spectacular view was once enjoyed by the Seneca Indians and by Mary Jemison, the White Woman of the Genesee.
Upon arrival of the pioneers in the early 1800's, the falls and forests we…