Attica in Wyoming County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Attica Female Seminary
1835
Photographed by Brian B Fugle, April 27, 2025
1. Attica Female Seminary Marker
Birthplace of Ingham University: the first women's college in New York & first chartered women's university in the U.S. This building, built in 1835 by sisters Marietta & Emily Ingham, operated as a girls' school until 1837 when it relocated to nearby LeRoy.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.
Location. 42° 51.835′ N, 78° 16.73′ W. Marker is in Attica, New York, in Wyoming County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Prospect Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Attica NY 14011, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, specifically in Western New York, and in the Finger Lakes. 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Alexander Rea and Nancy Jones Rea (approx. 2.8 miles away); Cobblestone School (approx. 2.8 miles away); First Library (approx. 2.8 miles away); Site of U.S. CCC Camp #1285 (approx. 4.3 miles away); Mina Griswold (approx. 4.9 miles away); West Middlebury Baptist Church (approx. 6.4 miles away); Birthplace of Emory Upton (approx. 7.1 miles away); Poor House (approx. 7½ miles away).
Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2025, by Brian B Fugle of Attica, New York. This page has been viewed 258 times since then and 48 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 27, 2025, by Brian B Fugle of Attica, New York. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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