Gahato

Gahato was a Native settlement in the Chemung river country south of the Finger Lakes. The river forms part of the upper Susquehanna system, flowing east through wooded valleys before turning toward the Chesapeake. During the American Revolution, the Sullivan-Clinton expedition marched through the broader region in 1779, destroying Haudenosaunee towns and food supplies. The campaign forced many inhabitants to seek refuge away from their homes.