Ganondagan

Ganondagan State Historic Site preserves the location of a seventeenth-century Seneca town that flourished in the Finger Lakes region more than 350 years ago. Today, the 569-acre National Historic Landmark is the only New York State Historic Site dedicated to Native American history and the only developed and interpreted Seneca town site in the United States.

Ganondagan tells the story of the Seneca Nation and the broader Haudenosaunee Confederacy, whose culture, government, diplomacy, and social traditions influenced generations of Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. Through exhibits, educational programs, and historic interpretation, visitors can explore the contributions of the Haudenosaunee to art, agriculture, governance, and community life.

A full-scale Seneca Bark Longhouse recreates the home of a seventeenth-century Seneca family, furnished with reproductions of period tools, household items, and trade goods. The Seneca Art & Culture Center further explores Haudenosaunee history and culture through interactive exhibits, multimedia presentations, and educational programming.

Interpretive trails throughout the site connect visitors to the landscape that sustained the Seneca people, highlighting the importance of native plants, traditional lifeways, and the remains of Fort Hill, a large palisaded granary that once protected the community's food supply.