Mendon in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Mendon Academy
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 11, 2018
1. Mendon Academy Marker
"County of Monroe 1959" is same color as background.
Incorporated 1836. Acquired by Mendon School District No 2, Jan 3, 1839. Closed as school and sold to fire district, 1950.
Erected 1959 by County of Monroe.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical date for this entry is January 3, 1839.
Location. 42° 59.808′ N, 77° 30.273′ W. Marker is in Mendon, New York, in Monroe County. It is on Mendon Ionia Road (New York State Route 64) 0.1 miles south of Rush Mendon Road ( Route 251), on the right when traveling south. Marker is set back from the road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16 Mendon Ionia Road, Mendon NY 14506, 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, on the Great Lakes, 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Seneca Indians (approx. 1.7 miles away); Birthplace James A. Hard (approx. 1.8 miles away); Fishers (approx. 1.8 miles away); Camp Site (approx. 1.9 miles away); Pabos (approx. 1.9 miles away); Fisher Homestead (approx. 2 miles away); Auburn Trail Location Map (approx. 2.1 miles away); New York Central Station at Main Street Fishers (approx. 2.1 miles away).
Also see . . . Mendon Cobblestone Academy - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on October 20, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Lugnuts, July 1, 2020
2. Mendon Academy Marker Reverse
Apparently, the reverse side isn't considered important enough to justify painting the text.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 11, 2018
3. Mendon Academy Marker
Southward view. Difficult to see from the road. It is at the far right, behind a wooden post and parking bumpers.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, November 11, 2018
4. Mendon Academy & Marker
Now housing a couple businesses.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 428 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 11, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 2. submitted on July 11, 2020, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. 3, 4. submitted on November 11, 2018, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.
