Solvay in Onondaga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

School House No. 2

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, June 26, 2021

1. School House No. 2 Marker

Inscription. Located here ca. 1849 on property of Robert Gere. Wm. Tanner first trustee. Later site of Tanner Hose Company firehouse.

Erected 2012 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation.

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 1849.

Location. 43° 3.738′ N, 76° 13.027′ W. Marker is in Solvay, New York, in Onondaga County. It is at the intersection of Milton Avenue (New York State Route 297) and Bridge Street ( Route 297), on the left when traveling east on Milton Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Syracuse NY 13209, 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,

on the Great Lakes,

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)

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Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Erie Canal (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Solar Salt (about 700 feet away); The Great New York State Fair (approx. half a mile away); Crucible Industries (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Solvay Process Company (approx. 0.6 miles away); James Geddes 1798 (approx. 1½ miles away); George Geddes Farm (approx. 1.6 miles away); Heritage Monument Founders 1997 (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Solvay.

School House No. 2 Marker From The West image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel

2. School House No. 2 Marker From The West

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, June 26, 2021

3. School House No. 2 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 570 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 27, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.