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"



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