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Clarkson Academy

 
 
Clarkson Academy Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, April 27, 2022
1. Clarkson Academy Marker
Inscription.
Built ca. 1853. Later served
as a high school and as
School #2 until 1956.
Restored 2003-2013 by
Clarkson Historical Society.

 
Erected 2018 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 508.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureEducation. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.
 
Location. 43° 13.952′ N, 77° 55.574′ W. Marker is in Clarkson, New York, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of West Ridge Road (New York State Route 104) and Lake Road N ( Route 19), on the right when traveling east on West Ridge Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8343 W Ridge Road, Brockport NY 14420, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, in the Finger Lakes, and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself
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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 walking distance of this marker: Clarkson Community Church (within shouting distance of this marker); In Commemoration of the Sacrifice (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clarkson (about 400 feet away); Henry R. Selden (about 700 feet away); Philip Boss (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lewis Swift (approx. 0.2 miles away); Henry Martin House - 1829 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Home of Simeon B. Jewett (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clarkson.
 
Also see . . .
1. Clarkson Historical Society. (Submitted on April 29, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Clarkson Corners Historic District - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on October 20, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.) 
 
Clarkson Academy Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, April 27, 2022
2. Clarkson Academy Marker
Looking south from W Ridge Road. To the left is Christ Church of Clarkson, the Academy Building is to the back
Clarkson Academy image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, April 27, 2022
3. Clarkson Academy
Clarkson Academy image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, April 27, 2022
4. Clarkson Academy
Marker to the left of the front door image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bruce Kelly, April 27, 2022
5. Marker to the left of the front door
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2022, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. This page has been viewed 345 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 27, 2022, by Bruce Kelly of Perry, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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