CANANDAIGUA, NEW YORK

Population: 10,287
Location: Situated on the north end of Canandaigua Lake.

Nearby Towns: Geneva (16 miles), Penn Yan (23 miles), Rochester (28 miles)

 

Situated at the north end of beautiful Canandaigua Lake, Canandaigua offers dining, shopping, lakefront activities and more. The wide main, with its wide main street and stately homes, is known as “the chosen spot”. Its name derived from the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) word “Kanandarque”. Located at the north end of the Canandaigua Lake.

 

CANANDAIGUA HIGHLIGHTS

THINGS TO DO IN CANANDAIGUA

HISTORY OF CANANDAIGUA

The present location of the Ontario County Courthouse in the City was the site of the signing of the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua (The Pickering Treaty), which established peace between the six nations of the Iroquois Confederation and the fledgling United States of America.

The Pickering Treaty defined Iroquois property rights, including placement of a western boundary on their land, and reserved land for a military road along the Niagara River. Goods and an increased annual annuity were granted to the Indians, cementing the relationship.

Timothy Pickering signed the Treaty for the United States; Cornplanter, Farmer’s Brother, Fish Carrier, Handsome Lake, Little Beard, Red Jacket, and 44 others signed with Xs for the Iroquois.

CANANDAIGUA HISTORICAL SITES

1.Ontario County Courthouse: Susan B. Anthony was tried here in 1873 for voting in the 1872 presidential elections in Rochester. 

 

2.Ontario County Historical Society Museum– Permanent and rotating exhibits are on display here. There is also an extensive research library. 
Address: 55 North Main Street, Canandaigua, NY 14424
Phone: (585) 394-4975

 

3.City Pier: Historic boathouses, built in the mid-1900s to store boats and farm products in transit from Canandaigua Lake steamboats, line the pier, and draw artists and photographers

The Pickering Treaty defined Iroquois property rights, including placement of a western boundary on their land, and reserved land for a military road along the Niagara River. Goods and an increased annual annuity were granted to the Indians, cementing the relationship.

Timothy Pickering signed the Treaty for the United States; Cornplanter, Farmer’s Brother, Fish Carrier, Handsome Lake, Little Beard, Red Jacket, and 44 others signed with Xs for the Iroquois.

 

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