No index listing for either village of Thendara or town of Webb in French's
Gazeteer (1861).

David

>A check of the Federal place names database for New York State reveals no
>place name "Thendara" so this is a dead end for researching historic
>origins. An old card index of New York State place nmes, however, reveals
>a card as follows: "Thendara, Unincorp. village, Town of Webb, Herkimer
>County; There is no record of any early history or name origin. WPA"
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>Philip Lord, Jr.
>Historical Survey
>New York State Museum
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>>>> Mary Jo Barone <[log in to unmask]> 08/04 11:37 AM >>>
>The Ontario County Historian, Preston Pierce, is looking for information re
>the name Thendara.  Since 1913 the name of a popular Canandaigua Lake
>resort, Thendara is supposedly the name of a site near Old Forge, NY.  Lyon
>deCamp is said to have convinced the NY Central Railroad to use the name
>circa 1920.  Is the name mythological in origin?  Is it native American? Or
>does it come from popular fiction of that time?  And who is Lyon deCamp?
>Mary Jo Barone
>Ontario County Records and Archives


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