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Edmeston in Otsego County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Otsego School

 
 
Otsego School Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, July 25, 2023
1. Otsego School Marker
Inscription. Founded 1922, home of C.H. Chesebrough by Florence J. Chesebrough RN, pioneer in Down Syndrome education. The Otsego School became Pathfinder Village in 1980.
 
Erected by Edmeston Rotary Club.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkEducation. In addition, it is included in the Rotary International series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.
 
Location. 42° 41.854′ N, 75° 14.836′ W. Marker is in Edmeston, New York, in Otsego County. It is at the intersection of West Street and Dutch Valley Road, on the left when traveling east on West Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 22 West Street, Edmeston NY 13335, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Mohawk Valley. 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 of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Town of Edmeston WWII Roll of Honor (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pathfinder Village (approx. 2.1 miles away); West Burlington NY Honor Roll (approx. 3.1 miles away); 1/4 Mile To Historic Carr Farm (approx. 3.7 miles away); Michael L. Mayne (approx. 4.7 miles away); William Hulbert (approx. 4.7 miles away); Burlington Flats Honor Roll (approx. 4.7 miles away); a different marker also named Burlington Flats Honor Roll (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Edmeston.
 
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The house at the marker site (not the school) image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, July 25, 2023
2. The house at the marker site (not the school)
This is at Pathfinder Village in Edmeston image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, circa September 7, 2020
3. This is at Pathfinder Village in Edmeston
Pathfinder Village building image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mira Earls, circa September 7, 2020
4. Pathfinder Village building
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 462 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 9, 2023, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York.   3, 4. submitted on January 17, 2025, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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