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Ganondagan State Historic Site, (pronounced ga·NON·da·gan) also known as Boughton Hill, is a Native American historic site in Ontario County, New York in the USA. Location of the largest Seneca village of the 17th century, the site is in the present-day Town of Victor, southwest of the Village of Victor. The village was also referred to as Gannagaro, Canagora, Gandagora, and Gandagaro.[4][5] It consists of two areas: the 245-acre (99 ha) Boughton Hill portion, the area of longhouses and burials, is a National Historic Landmark, and has been identified as the location of the Jesuit Mission of St. Jacques (or St. James), mentioned in the Jesuit Relations.[6][7] The Fort Hill portion was the location of a fortified granary and consists of 33 acres (13 ha); it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[8] The complex is operated by the state of New York.
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