Genesee Castle, or Little Beard's Town, De-O-Nun-Da-Ga-A (Where the Hill is Near), was the principal village of the Senecas. It was destroyed in 1779 and marked the farthest point reached by General John Sullivan and an army of four thousand men acting under the direct orders of George Washington, Commander-In-Chief. This campaign laid waste the Indian lands, broke the offensive powers of the British-Tory-Indian alliance against New York and Pennsylvania, extended the boundaries of the United States, revealed the fertile country of the Genesee, and resulted in its early pioneer settlement.
