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Alfred in Allegany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Votes for Women

Road to the 19th Amendment

— National Votes for Women Trail —

 
 
Votes for Women Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, April 26, 2021
1. Votes for Women Marker
Inscription. Abigail Allen, 1824-1902. Early suffragist, reformer, & Alfred University educator declared "Be radical, radical to the core” in 1873 speech
 
Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 56.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil RightsWomen. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.
 
Location. 42° 15.252′ N, 77° 47.412′ W. Marker is in Alfred, New York, in Allegany County. It is on North Main Street just north of Saxon Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 N Main St, Alfred NY 14802, 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,
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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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Firemen's Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); This Statue of King Alfred The Great (about 600 feet away); Alumni Hall, Alfred University (about 800 feet away); The Robert R. McComsey Career Development Center at the Allen-Steinheim Museum (approx. 0.2 miles away); Baker's Bridge (approx. 1.9 miles away); Early Cemetery (approx. 7.9 miles away); Hornellsville Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.3 miles away); Hornell Public Library (approx. 8½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alfred.
 
Votes for Women Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, September 3, 2022
2. Votes for Women Marker
Votes for Women Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, April 26, 2021
3. Votes for Women Marker
Looking southward on N Main St, Alfred, NY
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2021, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 335 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on April 26, 2021, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York.   2. submitted on December 11, 2022, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York.   3. submitted on April 26, 2021, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 18, 2026