Clifton Springs in Ontario County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Dr. Henry Foster

Photographed by James Turcotte, September 2, 2024

1. Dr. Henry Foster Marker

Inscription. 1821-1901. Founded water-cure co. here ca. 1850 offering sulphur water treatments to heal mind, body and spirit. Sanitarium constructed 1896.

Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 743.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 42° 57.685′ N, 77° 8.219′ W. Marker is in Clifton Springs, New York, in Ontario County. It is on East Main Street (County Road 13), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clifton Springs NY 14432, 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

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ginkgo Grove (within shouting distance of this marker); The Clifton Springs Library (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clifton Springs Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Peirce Pavillion 2 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Stephen A Douglas (approx. 1.9 miles away); Former Railbed (approx. 2.3 miles away); Orleans (approx. 3.2 miles away); a different marker also named Orleans (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clifton Springs.

Also see . . . Dr. Henry Foster (William G. Pomeroy Foundation).

Excerpt: Following the completion of medical school in Ohio, Dr. Henry Foster worked at water-cure treatment facilities in Lowell, MA and Utica, NY before establishing his own water-cure company here ca. 1850. The sulphur springs in Clifton Springs were central to his water-cure treatments; however, these mineral-rich waters were well-known and widely used
Photographed by James Turcotte, September 2, 2024

2. Dr. Henry Foster Marker
by the Seneca who inhabited this region long before white settlement. Dr. Foster and his associates incorporated as the Clifton Springs Water-Cure Company in 1854 and later changed the name to The Clifton Springs Sanitarium Company in 1871. By 1881, he turned over the management of the company to a board of thirteen trustees.

Since the original building could only accommodate approximately 30 patients, construction of a new facility commenced in 1892 and was completed in 1896.…

(Submitted on September 4, 2024.)

Photographed by James Turcotte, September 2, 2024

3. Dr. Henry Foster Marker

Airplane view, the Sanitarium and Clinic, Clifton Springs, N.Y. image. Click for full size.

Curt Teich & Co., Inc. (courtesy Springfield College Archives and Special Collections), circa 1935

4. Airplane view, the Sanitarium and Clinic, Clifton Springs, N.Y.

The marker site is roughly by location no. 1 on the postcard.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2024, by James Turcotte of Phelps, New York. This page has been viewed 156 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 2, 2024, by James Turcotte of Phelps, New York. 4. submitted on September 4, 2024. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.