▁is ▁located ▁in ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁main ▁F inger ▁L akes , ▁Sen eca ▁Lake ▁and ▁C ay uga ▁Lake . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁within ▁the ▁real m ▁of ▁the ▁C ay uga ▁nation , ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁bands ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁I ro qu ois ▁League . ▁The ▁current ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁was ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁C ay uga ▁village ▁" S ko iy ase " ▁( or ▁S ko i - Y ase ), ▁meaning ▁" flow ing ▁water ", ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁around ▁ 1 5 0 0 . ▁They ▁were ▁visited ▁by ▁Jes uit ▁mission aries ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁Century . ▁After ▁the ▁S ull ivan ▁Ex ped ition ▁of ▁ 1 7 7 9 ▁destroyed ▁S ko iy ase , ▁many ▁n atives ▁left ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁land ▁then ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁New ▁York ▁Military ▁T ract , ▁reserved ▁for ▁veter ans . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁new ▁sett ler , ▁J abe z ▁Gor ham , ▁arrived ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁around ▁ 1 7 9 5 . ▁The ▁early ▁village ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁" New ▁Hudson ". ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁" S co ys ", ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Indian ▁village . ▁ ▁Because ▁the ▁original ▁county ▁seat ▁in ▁O vid ▁was ▁de emed ▁too ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁county ▁line ▁after ▁land ▁was ▁lost ▁from ▁Sen eca ▁County , ▁Water lo o ▁became ▁the ▁county ▁seat ▁in