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Homer Dist. 2 School

 
 
Homer Dist. 2 School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 6, 2020
1. Homer Dist. 2 School Marker
Inscription.

Built 1828; Lot cost $1,
school $165. Replaced
log school erected 1797
n. of Atwater Cemetery

 
Erected by the Town of Homer.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1828.
 
Location. 42° 40.919′ N, 76° 13.367′ W. Marker is near Homer, New York, in Cortland County. It is on New York State Route 41 north of West Scott Road (County Route 100), on the left when traveling north. Marker is about four miles NW of Homer. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Homer NY 13077, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and specifically in Central New York. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Early Settler
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(approx. Ύ mile away); Eli DeVoe (approx. Ύ mile away); Birthplace of Dr. James Henry Salisbury (approx. 2½ miles away); John Gillett (approx. 3.1 miles away); Former Schoolhouse (approx. 3.1 miles away); Birthplace of Francis Carpenter (approx. 3.1 miles away); Leon Chandler (approx. 3.2 miles away); Rhoda Beebe (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Homer.
 
Homer Dist. 2 School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 6, 2020
2. Homer Dist. 2 School Marker
Looking north
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 257 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 6, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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