Lima in Livingston County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Genesee Wesleyan Seminary
Seminary
Founded 1832.
Genesee College established
1849 and on April 14, 1869
was allowed to remove to
form Syracuse University.
Erected 1932 by New York State Education Department.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical date for this entry is April 14, 1869.
Location. 42° 54.514′ N, 77° 36.838′ W. Marker is in Lima, New York, in Livingston County. It is at the intersection of College Street and Maranatha Drive, on the right when traveling west on College Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7261 College Street, Lima NY 14485, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kenneth B. Keating (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Union Lodge No. 45 (approx. Ό mile away); Genesee Wesleyan Seminary and Genesee College (approx. Ό mile away); Ska-Hase-Ga-O (approx. Ό mile away); Gandichiragou (approx. Ό mile away); Repulse Fire Co. (approx. Ό mile away); History and Architecture (approx. Ό mile away); Francis M. Dalton (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lima.
Also see . . . Genesee Wesleyan Seminary and Genesee College Hall. National Register of Historic Places form, National Archives. (Submitted on September 20, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 673 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 1, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.


