Union Springs in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Oakwood Seminary
June 30, 2016
1. Oakwood Seminary Marker
Coeducational Quaker school operated here 1860-1920 run by the New York Yearly Meeting of Friends. Razed in the early 1960s
Erected 2016 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 283.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists.
Location. 42° 50.503′ N, 76° 41.165′ W. Marker is in Union Springs, New York, in Cayuga County. It is at the intersection of Seminary Street and USA Way, on the left when traveling east on Seminary Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21 Seminary Street, Union Springs NY 13160, 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 the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Quaker Cemetery (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Patriot Burials (about 600 feet away); 1840 Church (approx. Ό mile away); Meeting House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ge-Wa-Ga (approx. 0.3 miles away); Frontenac Island (approx. 0.3 miles away); Howland School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mill Pond Nature Trail (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Union Springs.
Photographed by Mira Earls, June 26, 2022
2. Oakwood Seminary Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2019. This page has been viewed 402 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on September 8, 2020, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. Photos: 1. submitted on April 29, 2019, by Deryn Pomeroy of Syracuse, New York. 2. submitted on January 9, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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