BLOCKHOUSE - Early name for Clyde, especially the area north of the Clyde River. It was the official post office name until 1817.
BLOCKHOUSE CREEK - Also known as Vanderbilt Creek to early settlers and as Little Waters by the Indians, this stream formed a part of the trail from Sodus Bay to the Blockhouse. Its Iroquois name may have been TEGAHONESAOTA.
BLOCKHOUSE ROAD - Also called Blockhouse Street, Blockhouse Road is a short lane on the south side of the Clyde River and just east of the public boat launch. Today, this unmarked street serves as a driveway for a residence. It once marked the line of the old Indian trail and appears on 19th Century maps of Clyde.
BRIDGEPORT - Bridgeport is a hamlet near Seneca Falls. Located on the west side and northern end of Cayuga Lake, it is the former location of the Cayuga Bridge. Built in 1800, this bridge was 1 - 1/8 mile in length. It crossed the lake at the approximate site of an old Indian crossing point. A trail led north from Bridgeport to the Blockhouse at Clyde.
BRUIN'S COVE - A cove located in the GALEN MARSH. It was near here that Butler's Rangers were said to have abandoned a six-pounder cannon in September, 1779.
CANADESAGA - The chief village of the Seneca Indians, located near the foot of Seneca Lake near Geneva. The name also applied to the adjacent creek and Seneca Lake. Butler's Rangers maintained a seasonal base at the village during the Revolutionary War.
CANANDAIGUA CREEK - An early name for the CLYDE RIVER and CANANDAIGUA OUTLET.
CANANDAIGUA OUTLET - The outlet of Canandaigua Lake, flowing about 34 miles from Canandaigua to Lyons. It is a major tributary of the Clyde River.
CLYDE - The name of the village, incorporated 1835. The hamlet on the north side of the river was first called Clyde about 1818, and was named after the Clyde River.
CLYDE BLOCKHOUSE - The blockhouse(s) that existed on the north side of the Clyde River.
CLYDE RIVER - The 27-mile stretch of the Canandaigua Creek between Lyons and the Seneca River was named the Clyde River circa 1818. It received its name from early Scottish settlers who saw a resemblance to the River Clyde. It is a major tributary of the Seneca River.
DICKSON HILL - The prominent hill that overlooks the south side of the Clyde River. It is speculated to have served as an Indian lookout, and was used by pioneers for the same purpose in 1804 or 1805. Signs of Native American habitations were found by settlers near the base of the hill, and more were located half a mile west. Dickson Hill may have been the hill called TEGERHUNCKSERODA.
FELLOWS' CABIN - A cabin built by Brig-Gen John Fellows in 1789. He used it to secure his cargo of tea and tobacco, while clearing a path to haul his boat to Sodus Bay. It was used for many years after as a campsite. It was speculated to have been the actual CLYDE BLOCKHOUSE.
FORT CLYDE - Another name for the CLYDE BLOCKHOUSE. More specifically, it applies to the stockade forts built in 1722 and 1756.
FORT VERPLANK - A name for the blockhouse and small fort built in 1722. The detachment that initially constructed the post was was led by Lieutenant Jacob Verplank.
GALEN - Located in the Military Tract and reserved for veterans of the medical corps, Galen was set off from Town of Junius in 1812. The town is named after the ancient Greek physician.
GALEN BLOCKHOUSE - The blockhouse built on the south side of the Clyde River in 1809 or 1811 by Jonathan Melvin, Jr. It was the first log dwelling in the present village limits and the site of the first meeting of the Town of Galen.
GALEN MARSH - An large wetland located west-southwest of Clyde. Also called MARENGO SWAMP, it has always been a popular hunting / trapping area. The marsh appears as a lake on some 18th-Century maps.
GANARGUA CREEK - A creek that flows 34 miles, from Ontario County to Lyons. Also known as Mud Creek, it is a major tributary of the Clyde River. The creek was mentioned during the planning stages of the Sullivan Expedition, at which time it was called "Gerundiger Creek"; in 1808 it was called "Rundigut Creek". The name Rundigut Creek was also applied to Irondequoit Creek during the late 1790's and early 1800's, and at least one map from the 18th Century incorrectly shows the Garnargua flowing north into Irondequoit Bay.
GREAT SODUS FORT - A name used for the English fort at SODOMS. The name is misleading, as the fort was at Clyde, not Sodus Bay. It was used in relation to Jay's Treaty.
LAKE TONKTON - An Iroquois name for the MONTEZUMA MARSH.
LAURAVILLE - Named after the Countess of Bath, this was the hamlet that grew up around GALEN BLOCKHOUSE, on the south side of the Clyde River. It was later incorporated into the larger village of Clyde in 1835.
LOWER CAYUGA CASTLE - A name for the 1756 fort built by Sir William Johnson.
MARENGO SWAMP - Another name for GALEN MARSH.
MASON BLOCKHOUSE - An old house in Clyde that was fortified by the Masons circa 1830. It was attacked by a stone-throwing mob.
MELVIN BLOCKHOUSE - Another name for the GALEN BLOCKHOUSE.
MILITARY TRACT - The land in central New York reserved for veterans of the Revolutionary War.
MONTEZUMA MARSH - A huge wetland area located east of Clyde. It was known to the Iroquois as LAKE TONKTON.
MUD CREEK - The CLYDE RIVER, as it was known to early settlers. Called "Muddy Waters" by the Indians. The name "Mud Creek" is now applied only to GANARGUA CREEK, a tributary of the Clyde River. In 1808 it was also called "Muddy-Creek".
MUD CREEK BLOCKHOUSE - Another name for the CLYDE BLOCKHOUSE.
OSSARODA - An early name for Clyde. Also called SODOMS, it was described as being "upon the creek that lies opposite Cayuga" ; "near the Cayuga's Castle" and; "between the lake Ontario and the river Seneca". The name is a variation of Assorodus and is associated with the trail from Lake Ontario to Cayuga territory.
SENECA RIVER - The Seneca River is the main tributary of the Oswego River, and flows over 60 miles through the Finger Lakes region. Historically, it was sometimes called the Cayuga River.
SODOMS - A later name for Ossaroda; also SODONS, SODANS, SODENS, SODOM and SODORUS.
SODOMS CREEK - Sodus (Glenmark) Creek, which flows from the Town of Galen to Sodus Bay. The headwaters of the creek are just northeast of CLYDE.
SODUS BAY - A large bay on the south shore of Lake Ontario, sometimes called Great Sodus or Big Sodus.
STATE ROAD - An old military trail that led from Salina (Syracuse) to the CLYDE BLOCKHOUSE. It was the only road in the area prior to 1810, and was impassable by the time settlers arrived. It led north and northeast from the blockhouse.
TEGAHONESAOTA - Roughly translated as "Papoose", Tegahonesaota was a stream associated with Tegerhunckseroda, Sodus Bay or Ossaroda. It may have been BLOCKHOUSE CREEK, known as Little Waters by the Indians.
TEGERHUNCKSERODA - The name of a hill, possibly Dickson Hill, associated with Ossaroda. It is believed to have marked the boundary between Seneca and Cayuga territory.
THEUHERON CREEK - The CLYDE RIVER. The name is a variation of Thiohero or TIOHERO, which are Iroquois names for Cayuga Lake.
TIOHERO - An Iroquois name for Cayuga Lake; it also applied to a Cayuga village and other areas near the lake. Also spelled "Thiohero".
VANDERBILT CREEK - Another name for BLOCKHOUSE CREEK.
WINDY HILL - A wide hill located in the northwest part of the Village of Clyde. A body of troops from the Sullivan Expedition are said to have passed westward around the north side of the hill in September 1779, while pursuing Butler's Rangers.
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