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Lyons in Wayne County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Jackson School

 
 
Jackson School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 21, 2018
1. Jackson School Marker
Inscription.
Jackson School.
One room cobblestone school
house opened in 1831 for
School Dist. No.6 Towns of
Lyons & Arcadia. Closed 1947.
Sold 1959 to private owners.

 
Erected 2017 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 394.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.
 
Location. 43° 1.447′ N, 77° 1.842′ W. Marker is in Lyons, New York, in Wayne County. It is on Pleasant Valley Road 0.1 miles south of Jackson School Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 336 Pleasant Valley Road, Lyons NY 14489, 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, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically,
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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Honor Roll (approx. 2.6 miles away); Site of Daniel Dorsey Warehouse (approx. 2.6 miles away); Honoring Those Who Worked on the Erie Canal (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Lyons Drydock (approx. 2.8 miles away); Lockville (approx. 2.9 miles away); Canal Store (approx. 2.9 miles away); The Poor House Lock (approx. 2.9 miles away); Mora Motor Car (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lyons.
 
Jackson School & Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 21, 2018
2. Jackson School & Marker
View is northward.
Jackson School & Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, May 21, 2018
3. Jackson School & Marker
Jackson School image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, November 16, 2023
4. Jackson School
Plaque on the corner of the cobblestone building image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, November 16, 2023
5. Plaque on the corner of the cobblestone building
Jackson School
1831
circa
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 559 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 24, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.   4, 5. submitted on November 16, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York.
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