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The name Caneadea reportedly originates from a Seneca phrase meaning "where the heavens rest upon the earth". Following the American war for independence in which the Seneca aligned with the British, the majority of Seneca territory in western New York was ceded to the new American government with the exception of some small areas of land.
The town of Rushford was formed in 1816 from part of the town of Caneadea. Part of Rushford was taken to form the newer town of New Hudson in 1825. When Rushford Lake was formed by a dam on Caneadea Creek in 1927, the communities of East Rushford and Kelloggville were flooded by the rising water.
Houghton is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Town of Caneadea in Allegany County, western New York, United States. The population was 1,693 at the 2010 census. The population was 1,693 at the 2010 census.
Rushford Lake was formed by a dam on Caneadea Creek in 1927, [2] resulting in the loss of the communities of East Rushford and Kellogville by flooding. [3] The dam and resulting lake were originally owned and governed by Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) for the purpose of controlling the water level in the Genesee River.
New York State Route 243 (NY 243) is a 11.03-mile (17.75 km) east–west state highway in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. It begins at an intersection with NY 98 in the town of Freedom and proceeds southeastward across mostly rural areas of Cattaraugus and Allegany counties to Rushford Lake .
New York State Route 243 bypasses the center of the community, forming the northeast edge of the CDP. It leads east 6 miles (10 km) to Route 19 in the Genesee River valley and northwest into Cattaraugus County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Rushford CDP has a total area of 0.54 square miles (1.4 km 2), all land. [2]
Oramel is a hamlet in the township of Caneadea, Allegany County, New York, United States. It was previously an official village, but after the community underwent significant economic change, this status was abandoned.
The Buffalo Creek Reservation was a tract of land surrounding Buffalo Creek in the central portion of Erie County, New York. [1] [2] It contained approximately 49,920 acres (202.0 km 2) of land and was set aside for the Seneca Nation following negotiations with the United States after the American Revolutionary War.