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Mt. Johnson School

 
 
Mt. Johnson School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 29, 2019
1. Mt. Johnson School Marker
Inscription. Formerly a one-room schoolhouse, District #13, Town of Wallkill. Built in 1851 by stone mason Samuel Bull. For 96 yrs. grades 1-8 attended. Closed in 1947.
Memorialized 2000 – Town of Wallkill

 
Erected 2000 by Town of Wallkill, New York.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationMan-Made Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.
 
Location. 41° 31.703′ N, 74° 23.95′ W. Marker is near Middletown, New York, in Orange County. It is at the intersection of Goshen Turnpike and Arnott Lane, on the right when traveling north on Goshen Turnpike. Marker is located on the east side of the highway, directly in front of the subject building. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Middletown NY 10941, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 1831 Homestead (approx. 1.1 miles away); Rear-Admiral Silas Horton Stringham (approx. 2.4 miles away); John Tears Inn (approx. 2.4 miles away); Bloomingburgh (approx. 2.7 miles away); Corner Post of Inn Burned on Feb. 24, 1922 (approx. 2.7 miles away); Dutch Reformed Church (approx. 3 miles away); Scotchtown (approx. 3.9 miles away); Howells (approx. 4.9 miles away).
 
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Mt. Johnson School Marker<br>(<i>wide view looking north along Goshen Turnpike</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 29, 2019
2. Mt. Johnson School Marker
(wide view looking north along Goshen Turnpike)
Mt. Johnson School<br>(<i>original building • view from near marker</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 29, 2019
3. Mt. Johnson School
(original building • view from near marker)
Mt. Johnson School (<i>currently a private home • wide view from near marker</i>) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 29, 2019
4. Mt. Johnson School (currently a private home • wide view from near marker)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 576 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 30, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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