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Cayuga Lake Academy

 
 
Cayuga Lake Academy Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, February 23, 2020
1. Cayuga Lake Academy Marker
Inscription.
Chartered by Regents 1801
First building 1803
Present structure 1835
Well known school

 
Erected 1932 by State Education Department.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1801.
 
Location. 42° 45.147′ N, 76° 42.115′ W. Marker is in Aurora, New York, in Cayuga County. It is on Main Street (New York State Route 90) 0.1 miles north of Dublin Hill Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Aurora NY 13026, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Central New York, and in the Syracuse 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: Scipio Lodge (within
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shouting distance of this marker); Scipio Lodge No. 110 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Postal Service (about 600 feet away); Patrick Tavern (about 700 feet away); Birthplace of Theodore Ledyard Cuyler (approx. 0.2 miles away); Peachtown (approx. 0.2 miles away); 1st Courthouse (approx. Ό mile away); Glen Park 1852 (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aurora.
 
Also see . . .
1. Cayuga Lake Academy PBS. (Submitted on February 25, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
2. History of Aurora. (Submitted on February 25, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
 
Cayuga Lake Academy Site image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, February 23, 2020
2. Cayuga Lake Academy Site
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 975 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 25, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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