Canajoharie in Montgomery County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Canajoharie Academy
Photographed By Howard C. Ohlhous, September 23, 2007
1. Canajoharie Academy Marker
The Canajoharie Academy building is also known as the West Hill School.
Canajoharie Academy
1824-92
Susan B. Anthony Taught Here 1846
50. Charles F. Wheelock, Prin.,
1880-91
Erected 1940 by New York State Education Department.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the Susan B. Anthony series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.
Location. 42° 54.29′ N, 74° 34.407′ W. Marker is in Canajoharie, New York, in Montgomery County. Marker is at the intersection of Otsego Street and Cliff Street, on the right when traveling north on Otsego Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3 Otsego Street, Canajoharie NY 13317, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Sullivan-Clinton Campaign (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Johannes Reuff's Tavern (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Northeastern Terminal (about 400 feet away); Canajoharie/Canalway Trail/Pathway Through Mountains (about 600 feet away); Van Alstyne Homestead (about 600 feet away); Chester B. Hoke (about 800 feet away); Routes of the Armies (approx. 0.2 miles away); Shaper Quarry (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canajoharie.
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Regarding Canajoharie Academy. In 1846, at age 26, Susan B. Anthony accepted the position of head of the girls' department at Canajoharie Academy, her first paid position, in order to assist her family then suffering from financial setbacks. She was offered a position as superintendent of the Female Department by the local school board, of which her uncle, Joshua Reed was one of three members. Anthony continued to teach in Canajoharie until the Summer of 1847, earning $110 a year. Other accounts state that Anthony was director of the women's department from April 1848 until 1850, when she left teaching to join Elizabeth Cady Stanton in the national movement for women's suffrage.
The Canajoharie Academy building, better known as the West Hill School, is a historic school building located at Canajoharie, Montgomery County, New York. It was designed in the Romanesque Revival style by prominent local architect Archimedes Russell (1890-1915) and built 1891-1893. It is a 3 1/2-story, stone masonry institutional building. It features a stone tower with open belfry containing the original school bell. It continued in educational use for over 100 years. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 11, 2002.
Photographed By Steve Stoessel, March 9, 2019
2. Canajoharie Academy Marker
Photographed By Howard C. Ohlhous, July 14, 2012
3. Canajoharie Academy Marker
Photographed By Howard C. Ohlhous, September 23, 2007
4. Canajoharie Academy Marker
Photographed By Howard C. Ohlhous, July 14, 2012
5. Canajoharie Academy, also known as the West Hill School
Photographed By Howard C. Ohlhous, September 15, 2022
6. Ongoing Roof Work at the West Hill School aka Canajoharie Academy
circa 1908
7. High School. Canajoharie, N.Y.
Photographed By Howard C. Ohlhous, September 15, 2022
8. The National Register Plaque on the Canajoharie Academy, also called The West Hill School
Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2012, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 2,735 times since then and 194 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 28, 2012, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 2. submitted on March 9, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 28, 2012, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 6. submitted on September 19, 2022, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 7. submitted on January 3, 2015. 8. submitted on September 19, 2022, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
