McGraw in Cortland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Site of New York Central College
1846-1860
Photographed by Ralph Buglass, July 28, 2022
1. Site of New York Central College Marker
Dedicated to equality and brotherhood founded by American Baptist Free Mission Society
Erected 1985 by McGraw Historical Museum Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education.
Location. 42° 35.508′ N, 76° 5.741′ W. Marker is in McGraw, New York, in Cortland County. It is on W Academy Street west of South Street, on the left when traveling west. Located in front of McGraw High School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10 W Academy Street, Mc Graw NY 13101, 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: Churches (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lamont Memorial Library (approx. 0.3 miles away); McGraw World War II (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Baptist Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); McGraw Rural Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); McGrawville Civil War Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Port Watson (approx. 3.3 miles away); Headwaters of the Tioughnioga River (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in McGraw.
Regarding Site of New York Central College. A small cemetery associated with the college is approximately 1/4 mile southwest of marker. The cemetery is the only remaining
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Students included Emily and Mary Edmonson, who attempted to escape slavery with many others aboard the ship Pearl in Washington, DC in 1848. A statue in their honor is in Alexandria, VA.
Also see . . . New York Central College (Wikipedia).
The first college in the United States founded on the principle that all qualified students were welcome, regardless of race or gender, and the first college to hire African-American faculty.(Submitted on August 15, 2022, by Ralph Buglass of Potomac, Maryland.)
Photographed by Ralph Buglass, July 28, 2022
2. New York Central College Cemetery Walking Trail sign #1
Photographed by Ralph Buglass, July 28, 2022
3. New York Central College Cemetery Walking Trail sign #2
Photographed by Ralph Buglass, July 28, 2022
4. New York Central College Cemetery Walking Trail sign #3
Photographed by Ralph Buglass, July 28, 2022
5. New York Central College Cemetery
Photographed by Ralph Buglass, July 28, 2022
6. New York Central College Cemetery gravestone
Photographed by Mira Earls, March 29, 2024
7. This is an exhibit in the Homeville Museum in Cortland, NY
Credits. This page was last revised on April 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2022, by Ralph Buglass of Potomac, Maryland. This page has been viewed 956 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 15, 2022, by Ralph Buglass of Potomac, Maryland. 7. submitted on April 5, 2024, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
