Java Village in Wyoming County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Java School No.1
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, August 8, 2020
1. Java School No.1 Marker
Erected 2019 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 231.)
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 2001.
Location. 42° 40.434′ N, 78° 26.184′ W. Marker is in Java Village, New York, in Wyoming County. It is on New York State Route 78 north of Welch Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4441 RT 78, Java Village NY 14083, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. 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 the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Former School (approx. 1.9 miles away); Stryker Willow (approx. 2 miles away); Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); Java School No.3 (approx. 3.8 miles away); St. Cecilia's (approx. 4½ miles away); Ziba Hamilton (approx. 5.7 miles away); Town of Holland Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.8 miles away); 57 MM Anti-Tank Gun of World War II (approx. 5.8 miles away).
More about this marker. The marker is located in front of the school building, now home to the Java Historical Society.
Also see . . . Java School No. 1. National Register of Historic Places form, National Archives. (Submitted on September 20, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, August 8, 2020
2. Java School No.1 Marker
Looking north on RT78, Java Village, NY
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, August 8, 2020
3. Java School No.1 Marker
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, August 8, 2020
4. Welcome to school
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, August 8, 2020
5. A second marker at the site, located at the base of the flagpole.
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, August 8, 2020
6. Sign on the schoolhouse
est. 1974
Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2020, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 460 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 8, 2020, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
