Randolph in Cattaraugus County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Dow Library
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, April 19, 2021
1. Dow Library Marker
Est. 1909 by Albert G. Dow Jr. in memory of his father. Former library had large reading area & lecture hall. Gifted to village 1917.
Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 773.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.
Location. 42° 9.77′ N, 78° 58.638′ W. Marker is in Randolph, New York, in Cattaraugus County. It is on Jamestown St (New York State Route 394) west of Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 28 Jamestown Street, Randolph NY 14772, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Southern Tier. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Original Randolph Free Library (a few steps from this marker); Village Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Early Bank (about 400 feet away); 1917 1918 (about 500 feet away); Randolph (approx. 0.2 miles away); Academy Hill (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.3 miles away); 1917 ☆ 1918 (approx. 6.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Randolph.
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, April 19, 2021
2. Dow Library Marker
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, April 19, 2021
3. Plaque on red brick library building
In 1909 the original Randolph Free Library was founded by Albert G. Dow Jr. and later given by him to the Village of Randolph as a tribute to his father Albert Gallatin Dow
Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2021, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 22, 2021, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
